Total Crime Rate

433.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

86.6 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 433.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 158.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 86.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.6 9/10
  • Other theft 39.6 10/10
  • Burglary 37.1 10/10
  • Public order 32.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 17.3 10/10
  • Drugs 5.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.0 8/10
  • Robbery 5.0 6/10
  • Other crime 2.5 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

Charles Street area has the 27th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Castle , and the 48th highest crime rate of 942 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 Charles Street (LE1 1LA) in the last 12 months was 433.2 per 1,000 residents and was 12.6% lower than the Castle average (495.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 64 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -18.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 86.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Charles Street (LE1 1LA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Theatre/Concert Hall, where police recorded 346 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Granby Street (140 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Charles Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/263)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granby Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St James Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Stamford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bishop Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burton Street —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons St James Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft St James Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St James Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St James Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chatham Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Campbell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Northampton Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Northampton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Northampton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Granby Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Queen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Queen Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Chatham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chatham Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Northampton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belvoir Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bishop Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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