Postcode · Leicester
Crime in LE3 8QA
How much crime is recorded in LE3 8QA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Glenfield
- Council
- Blaby
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,584 (2024)
LE3 8QALeicester
How safe is LE3 8QA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 10.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LE3 8QA area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
10.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
26
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
LE3 8QANational
Burglary18.39.1
Anti-social behaviour6.310.7
Violence and sexual offences5.123.6
Criminal damage and arson4.34.7
Other theft3.44.5
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Public order1.24.6
Other crime0.31.5
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 5% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.