Braunstone Park East
Middle areaSouth west Leicester. 8,750 people in 1.5 square kilometres.
Gigabit coverage by middle area
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In Braunstone Park East, 99.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
Recorded crime in Braunstone Park East
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Braunstone Park East at a rate of 129.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 124.0 per 1,000 people across Leicester.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 436 |
| Other crime | 209 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 185 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 107 |
| Shoplifting | 62 |
| Vehicle crime | 45 |
| Drug offences | 42 |
| Burglary | 32 |
| Robbery | 7 |
| Theft from the person | 5 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Braunstone Park East compares
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Is Braunstone Park East safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Braunstone Park East at a rate of 129.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 124.0 per 1,000 people across Leicester.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 126 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Braunstone Park East.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (436), other crime (209) and anti-social behaviour (185).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Leicester
These figures are published for the whole of Leicester, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Leicester and not Braunstone Park East alone. See Leicester
Braunstone Park East in brief
The median price paid for a home in Braunstone Park East was £222,000 in 2025.
Braunstone Park East had 8,456 usual residents at the census.
In Braunstone Park East, 99.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Braunstone Park East, 6.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.