Total Crime Rate

4666.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

1379.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 4666.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 1908.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 1379.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 745.1 10/10
  • Public order 509.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 464.1 10/10
  • Other theft 248.4 10/10
  • Drugs 169.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 130.7 10/10
  • Burglary 117.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 104.6 10/10
  • Robbery 85.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 71.9 10/10
  • Other crime 39.2 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 39.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 32.7 10/10
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

Charles Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Castle , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Charles Street (LE1 1FA) in the last 12 months was 4666.7 per 1,000 residents and was 841.2% higher than the Castle average (495.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 292 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 5 cases , up 66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 93.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 211 (≈ 1379.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Charles Street (LE1 1FA), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 836 crimes here, including 288 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Charles Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/444)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour East Gates —
Apr 2026Public order St James Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Old Milton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Milton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St James Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St James Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Granby Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Granby Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Robbery Granby Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Granby Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Granby Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Granby Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St James Street —
Apr 2026Other theft St James Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons St James Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Gates Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dryden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person East Gates Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person East Gates Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting East Gates Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting East Gates Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery East Gates Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery East Gates Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order East Gates Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Public order East Gates Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order St James Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order St James Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St James Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St James Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St James Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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