Postcode · Leicester
Crime in LE4 3DB
How much crime is recorded in LE4 3DB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Birstall Wanlip & Riverside
- Council
- Charnwood
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,829 (2024)
How safe is LE4 3DB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 9.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LE4 3DB area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
9.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
16
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 3DBNational
Violence and sexual offences6.323.6
Burglary3.09.1
Anti-social behaviour2.710.7
Vehicle crime2.73.5
Other theft2.34.5
Drugs0.42.4
Public order0.24.6
Criminal damage and arson0.14.7
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 17% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.