Postcode district · Leicester
Crime in LE3
How much crime is recorded in LE3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Leicester
- Region
- East Midlands
- Population
- 137,476 (2024)
LE3Postcode district · Leicester
How safe is LE3
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 38.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in LE3, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
38.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
84
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).
LE3National
Violence and sexual offences29.523.6
Burglary11.79.1
Anti-social behaviour11.310.7
Shoplifting8.98.4
Criminal damage and arson8.64.7
Public order6.94.6
Other theft5.44.5
Vehicle crime4.53.5
Drugs3.02.4
Other crime2.01.5
Robbery1.21.4
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Theft from the person0.82.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 21% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.