Postcode · Leicester
Crime in LE3 9JA
How much crime is recorded in LE3 9JA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- New Parks & Stokeswood
- Council
- Leicester
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,838 (2024)
How safe is LE3 9JA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 55.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LE3 9JA area, well above 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
55.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
126
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 9JANational
Violence and sexual offences45.823.6
Criminal damage and arson24.74.7
Anti-social behaviour22.910.7
Public order11.74.6
Burglary4.99.1
Vehicle crime4.73.5
Drugs4.02.4
Other theft3.34.5
Possession of weapons2.10.9
Other crime1.81.5
Robbery1.71.4
Bicycle theft1.41.0
Theft from the person0.32.1
Shoplifting0.28.4
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.