Total Crime Rate

633.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 633.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 215.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 143.9 10/10
  • Public order 68.4 10/10
  • Other theft 43.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.4 10/10
  • Drugs 32.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 28.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 18.0 6/10
  • Burglary 14.4 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.8 10/10
  • Robbery 10.8 9/10
  • Theft from the person 7.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · 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 29th highest crime rate of 954 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 633.1 per 1,000 residents and was 732.4% higher than the Belgrave average (76.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 60 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 122.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -84.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 65 (≈ 233.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 36.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birstall Street (LE1 2HJ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 33 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 (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Haramead Road —
Sep 2025Other crime Southey Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Arnold Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cobden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cobden Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cobden Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cobden Street —
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Further action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dysart Way —
Sep 2025Drugs Munnings Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Munnings Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Munnings Close —
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chester Close Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chester Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chester Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Toronto Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Vancouver Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Taylor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kashmir Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Kashmir Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Kashmir Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Christow Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Christow Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Arnold Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kashmir Road —
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Data Sources

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