Postcode · Leicester
Crime in LE3 9BF
How much crime is recorded in LE3 9BF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- New Parks & Stokeswood
- Council
- Leicester
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,780 (2024)
LE3 9BFLeicester
How safe is LE3 9BF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 44.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LE3 9BF area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
44.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
86
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 9BFNational
Violence and sexual offences31.423.6
Burglary12.79.1
Criminal damage and arson11.94.7
Public order11.24.6
Other theft7.44.5
Vehicle crime7.13.5
Anti-social behaviour6.810.7
Robbery1.61.4
Other crime1.51.5
Drugs0.92.4
Shoplifting0.88.4
Theft from the person0.82.1
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 12% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.