Total Crime Rate

483.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

127.1 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 483.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 127.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 101.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 101.7 10/10
  • Drugs 76.3 10/10
  • Burglary 50.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 42.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 25.4 10/10
  • Other theft 25.4 10/10
  • Public order 25.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 8.5 5/10
  • Theft from the person 8.5 8/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Rutland Street area has the 26th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Castle , and the 40th 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 1RE) in the last 12 months was 483.1 per 1,000 residents and was 2.6% lower than the Castle average (495.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 71.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 127.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rutland Street (LE1 1RE), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 579 crimes here, including 159 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rutland Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/344)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ann Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Granby Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Granby Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Granby Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Granby Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Fox Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fox Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fox Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Fox Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fox Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fox Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fox Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Granby Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Granby Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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