Crime Rates at Wharf Street North, Leicester, LE1 2AD

Wharf Street North area has the 13th highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Spinney Hills , and the 346th highest crime rate of 954 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 Wharf Street North (LE1 2AD) in the last 12 months was 117.0 per 1,000 residents and was 98.1% higher than the Spinney Hills average (59.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 60.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wharf Street North (LE1 2AD), the main crime hotspot is near Gower Street. Police recorded 136 crimes here, including 98 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.