Total Crime Rate
433.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
86.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Rutland 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 Rutland Street (LE1 1RB) 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 Rutland Street (LE1 1RB), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 717 crimes here, including 246 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Leicester| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | St James Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fox Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Fox Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Fox Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Fox Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Fox Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Fox Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Fox Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Fox Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fox Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Fox Lane | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Fox Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Fox Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Fox Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
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