Total Crime Rate

549.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

208.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 549.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 208.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 143.5 10/10
  • Other theft 109.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 87.4 10/10
  • Public order 42.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 31.4 10/10
  • Drugs 29.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 15.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 13.5 10/10
  • Robbery 13.5 9/10
  • Burglary 9.0 8/10
  • Other crime 9.0 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Colton Street area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Castle , and the 33rd 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 Colton Street (LE1 1QA) in the last 12 months was 549.3 per 1,000 residents and was 10.8% higher 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 64 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 4 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 23.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -41.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 93 (≈ 208.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Colton Street (LE1 1QA), 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 Colton Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/172)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Ann Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Granby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dover Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Potter Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granby Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granby Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Granby Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Granby Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Granby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Granby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Granby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Ashwell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Granby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Granby Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Granby Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Granby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Granby Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Granby Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Granby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Granby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Granby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Granby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Granby Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Granby Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dover Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ashwell Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Granby Street —
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Data Sources

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