Crime Rates at Charles Street, Leicester, LE1 1HL

Charles Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Castle , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 954 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 1HL) in the last 12 months was 3496.7 per 1,000 residents and was 597.2% higher than the Castle average (501.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 121 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 4 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 76.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 219 (≈ 1431.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Charles Street (LE1 1HL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 739 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near East Gates (273 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.