Total Crime Rate

564.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

212.2 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 564.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 212.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 187.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 176.3 10/10
  • Other theft 39.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.0 10/10
  • Public order 32.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 21.6 7/10
  • Drugs 18.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.8 9/10
  • Other crime 10.8 10/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 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

Birstall Street area has the highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Belgrave , and the 32nd 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 Birstall Street (LE1 2HJ) in the last 12 months was 564.8 per 1,000 residents and was 637.3% higher than the Belgrave average (76.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 52 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 59 (≈ 212.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birstall Street (LE1 2HJ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Birstall Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dysart Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southey Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southey Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Southey Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Southey Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Redpath Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redpath Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Stubbs Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Constable Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dysart Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Christow Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Kashmir Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Taylor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Taylor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kashmir Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Willow Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Kashmir Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Christow Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kashmir Road —
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Data Sources

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