Total Crime Rate

123.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

75.4 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 123.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 75.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.8 8/10
  • Public order 18.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.2 5/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Other theft 4.6 5/10
  • Shoplifting 4.6 3/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.5 1/10
  • Other crime 1.5 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.5 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.5 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

Wharf Street North area has the 13th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Spinney Hills , and the 306th highest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wharf Street North (LE1 2AB) in the last 12 months was 123.1 per 1,000 residents and was 130.4% higher than the Spinney Hills average (53.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 75.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 32.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wharf Street North (LE1 2AB), the main crime hotspot is near Gower Street. Police recorded 121 crimes here, including 81 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wharf Street North area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/66)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Memory Lane —
Apr 2026Drugs Eldon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Gower Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Gower Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Gower Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Gower Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gower Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shackleton Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eldon Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Eldon Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eldon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Gower Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eldon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Memory Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bedford Street North —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Street North Under investigation
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 Foundry Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Gower Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Gower Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Junction Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gower Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Memory Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foundry Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dryden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dryden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Old Milton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Milton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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