Crime Rates at Newport Place, Leicester, LE1 1PQ

Newport Place area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Castle , and the 32nd highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Leicester .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Newport Place (LE1 1PQ) in the last 12 months was 606.4 per 1,000 residents and was 20.9% higher than the Castle average (501.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 63 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 65.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 86 (≈ 212.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -53.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 81.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newport Place (LE1 1PQ), 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.