Total Crime Rate

96.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 96.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.8 5/10
  • Burglary 13.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.7 6/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Robbery 4.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Charles Street area has the 45th lowest crime rate of 108 local areas in Castle , and the 429th highest crime rate of 954 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 1LE) in the last 12 months was 96.1 per 1,000 residents and was 80.8% lower than the Castle average (501.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2023. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 30.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Charles Street (LE1 1LE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Theatre/Concert Hall, where police recorded 306 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Granby Street (170 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Charles Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Fox Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dover Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Dover Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dover Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dover Street
Sep 2025Robbery Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clarence Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clarence Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft St James Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Granby Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Yeoman Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yeoman Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Yeoman Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Yeoman Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Yeoman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Yeoman Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Yeoman Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Yeoman Lane Under investigation

Data Sources

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