Total Crime Rate
564.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
212.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cobden 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 Cobden Street (LE1 2LB) 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 Cobden Street (LE1 2LB), 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.
View Crime In Leicester| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Kashmir Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kashmir Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Kent Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Kashmir Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kashmir Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Charnwood Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Upper Charnwood Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hathaway Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dysart Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Kent Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dysart Way | Under investigation |
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