Total Crime Rate

600.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

165.2 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 600.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 182.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 165.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 91.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 69.6 10/10
  • Public order 56.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 56.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 39.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 30.4 10/10
  • Other theft 26.1 10/10
  • Burglary 17.4 10/10
  • Drugs 13.0 9/10
  • Robbery 13.0 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Burton Street area has the 21st highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Castle , and the 30th highest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Burton Street (LE1 1TE) in the last 12 months was 600.0 per 1,000 residents and was 21.0% higher than the Castle average (495.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 165.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burton Street (LE1 1TE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 148 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St James Street (76 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Burton Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/66)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Queen Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order St James Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Eldon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eldon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lee Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St James Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St James Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St James Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St James Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eldon Street Under investigation
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 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Eldon Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Public order St James Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lethbridge Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Lethbridge Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons St James Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft St James Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St James Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St James Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St James Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clyde Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Wimbledon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Queen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eldon Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Potter Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Brunswick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Samuel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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