Crime Rates at Colton Street, Leicester, LE1 1AF

Colton Street area has the 21st highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Castle , and the 30th highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Leicester .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Colton Street (LE1 1AF) in the last 12 months was 630.0 per 1,000 residents and was 25.6% higher than the Castle average (501.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 60 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 3 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 87 (≈ 195.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Colton Street (LE1 1AF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Theatre/Concert Hall, where police recorded 306 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Granby Street (170 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.