Crime Rates at Charles Street, Leicester, LE1 1LD

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 1LD) 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 1LD), 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.