Postcode · Leicester
Crime in LE4 3AP
How much crime is recorded in LE4 3AP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Birstall Central
- Council
- Charnwood
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,709 (2024)
LE4 3APLeicester
How safe is LE4 3AP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 6.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LE4 3AP area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 1 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
1/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
6.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
14
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).
LE4 3APNational
Vehicle crime3.73.5
Violence and sexual offences2.823.6
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Anti-social behaviour1.710.7
Burglary1.59.1
Other theft1.44.5
Shoplifting0.98.4
Public order0.54.6
Drugs0.02.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 79% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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5
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20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.