Postcode · Leicester
Crime in LE3 9PU
How much crime is recorded in LE3 9PU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Kirby Frith
- Council
- Leicester
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,100 (2024)
LE3 9PULeicester
How safe is LE3 9PU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 95.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LE3 9PU area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 10 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
10/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
95.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
156
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 9PUNational
Violence and sexual offences86.123.6
Criminal damage and arson17.54.7
Public order15.74.6
Burglary12.29.1
Other theft11.14.5
Anti-social behaviour8.510.7
Drugs4.42.4
Vehicle crime4.23.5
Other crime2.01.5
Possession of weapons1.60.9
Theft from the person1.22.1
Robbery0.41.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Shoplifting0.08.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 13% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
50
100
150
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.