Total Crime Rate

1290.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

597.5 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 1290.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 597.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 414.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 269.7 10/10
  • Drugs 103.7 10/10
  • Public order 99.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 91.3 10/10
  • Other theft 70.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 70.5 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 53.9 10/10
  • Robbery 29.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 24.9 10/10
  • Burglary 20.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 20.8 10/10
  • Other crime 16.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 4.2 3/10
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

Wharf Street South area has the 10th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Castle , and the 12th 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 Wharf Street South (LE1 2AA) in the last 12 months was 1290.5 per 1,000 residents and was 160.3% higher than the Castle average (495.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 100 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 54.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 144 (≈ 597.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wharf Street South (LE1 2AA), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 321 crimes here, including 137 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wharf Street South area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/144)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St James Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Clarence Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Clarence Street Under investigation
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Burglary Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Archdeacon Lane —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodboy Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bedford Street North —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Street North Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Milton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Old Milton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Potter Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wharf Street North Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wharf Street North Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dryden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dryden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Yeoman Lane —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Yeoman Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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