Total Crime Rate
131.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
48.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Charles Street area has the 52nd highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Castle , and the 281st 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 1LB) in the last 12 months was 131.0 per 1,000 residents and was 73.6% lower than the Castle average (495.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -22.2% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 48.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Charles Street (LE1 1LB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 398 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.
View Crime In Leicester| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Eldon Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eldon Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eldon Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Eldon Street | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Northampton Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Eldon Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Fox Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fox Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fox Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Fox Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Fox Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Fox Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Fox Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Fox Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Fox Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Fox Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Northampton Square | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Church Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Fox Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Theatre/Concert Hall | Awaiting court outcome |
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