Total Crime Rate

49.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 49.7 5/10
  • Violent crimes 34.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.2 4/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Leicester Street area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Currock , and the 398th highest crime rate of 917 local areas in Cumberland .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Leicester Street (CA2 5JS) in the last 12 months was 49.7 per 1,000 residents and was 61.3% lower than the Currock average (128.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 34.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leicester Street (CA2 5JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Morley Street (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Leicester Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Denton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Dale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Dalston Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Colmore Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Cumberland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Dale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime East Dale Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Freer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime East Nelson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Blunt Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Kangol Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Colville Street North Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Colville Street North Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Colville Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nelson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson East Nelson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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