Postcode · Leicester
Crime in LE9 3AR
How much crime is recorded in LE9 3AR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Cosby, Croft & Elmesthorpe
- Council
- Blaby
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,768 (2024)
LE9 3ARLeicester
How safe is LE9 3AR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 11.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LE9 3AR 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
11.0
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).
LE9 3ARNational
Violence and sexual offences10.023.6
Other theft2.24.5
Anti-social behaviour1.910.7
Burglary1.49.1
Criminal damage and arson0.54.7
Vehicle crime0.43.5
Public order0.34.6
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 10% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.