Total Crime Rate

170.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 170.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 45.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.9 9/10
  • Other theft 37.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.3 9/10
  • Public order 8.0 6/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Drugs 5.3 6/10
  • Theft from the person 5.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Wimbledon Street area has the 46th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Castle , and the 189th highest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wimbledon Street (LE1 1SU) in the last 12 months was 170.2 per 1,000 residents and was 65.7% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 45.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wimbledon Street (LE1 1SU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Theatre/Concert Hall, where police recorded 343 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 Wimbledon Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/145)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Granby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Crafton Street East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Swain Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swain Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swain Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Potter Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Northampton Square —
Apr 2026Other theft Northampton Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Yeoman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Yeoman Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Other theft St James Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Queen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St James Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St James Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St James Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order St James Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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