Total Crime Rate

131.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 131.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 48.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.6 9/10
  • Burglary 21.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.4 7/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Robbery 4.4 6/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · 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 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 1LH) 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 1LH), 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 (30/251)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bishop Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chatham Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chatham Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Potter Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bishop Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bishop Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bishop Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bishop Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bishop Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Stamford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Bishop Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bishop Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Bishop Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bishop Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bishop Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bishop Street —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Wellington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wellington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Chatham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Wimbledon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ashwell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Campbell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Queen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Queen Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A6 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fox Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Regent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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