Crime Rates at Wheat Street, Leicester, LE1 2AG

Wheat Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Castle , and the 6th highest crime rate of 954 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 Wheat Street (LE1 2AG) in the last 12 months was 1787.0 per 1,000 residents and was 256.3% higher than the Castle average (501.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 78 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 133 (≈ 1231.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 96.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wheat Street (LE1 2AG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 187 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gower Street (98 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.