Crime Rates at Halford Street, Leicester, LE1 1TQ

Halford Street area has the 13th highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Castle , and the 18th highest crime rate of 954 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 Halford Street (LE1 1TQ) in the last 12 months was 994.3 per 1,000 residents and was 98.3% higher than the Castle average (501.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 61 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 280.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 39.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Halford Street (LE1 1TQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 521 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Granby Street (170 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.