Postcode · Leicester
Crime in LE3 9RY
How much crime is recorded in LE3 9RY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bradgate Heights & Beaumont Leys
- Council
- Leicester
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,805 (2024)
LE3 9RYLeicester
How safe is LE3 9RY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LE3 9RY area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
24.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
63
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 9RYNational
Violence and sexual offences20.223.6
Shoplifting10.38.4
Anti-social behaviour8.710.7
Criminal damage and arson6.94.7
Public order6.24.6
Burglary4.39.1
Other theft3.44.5
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Drugs1.12.4
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Other crime0.61.5
Robbery0.51.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 34% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.