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Crime in LE3 9AF

How much crime is recorded in LE3 9AF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
New Parks & Stokeswood
Council
Leicester
Region
East Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,708 (2024)
Crime

How safe is LE3 9AF

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 62.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LE3 9AF area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
62.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
144
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 9AFNational
Violence and sexual offences51.323.6
Criminal damage and arson22.54.7
Other theft20.04.5
Burglary15.79.1
Anti-social behaviour15.710.7
Public order10.04.6
Shoplifting9.98.4
Vehicle crime3.33.5
Robbery2.51.4
Drugs1.42.4
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Other crime0.91.5
Theft from the person0.72.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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