Total Crime Rate
3496.7 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Halford 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 Halford Street (LE1 1JA) 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 areaβs 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 (β 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 Halford Street (LE1 1JA), 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.
View Crime In Castle| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fox Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fox Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | East Gates | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | East Gates | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | East Gates | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | East Gates | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | East Gates | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | East Gates | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fox Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fox Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fox Lane | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | East Gates | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fox Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Chatham Street | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Chatham Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | King Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | King Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | King Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Chatham Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Chatham Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | East Gates | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | East Gates | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | East Gates | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | East Gates | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | East Gates | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | East Gates | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | East Gates | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | East Gates | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | East Gates | Under investigation |
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