Total Crime Rate

1273.9 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 1273.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 414.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 199.2 10/10
  • Public order 157.7 10/10
  • Drugs 87.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 70.5 10/10
  • Other theft 62.2 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 58.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 41.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 37.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 37.3 10/10
  • Robbery 33.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 33.2 7/10
  • Burglary 29.1 10/10
  • Other crime 12.5 10/10
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

Lee Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Castle , and the 13th 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 Lee Street (LE1 3AH) in the last 12 months was 1273.9 per 1,000 residents and was 154.0% 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 100 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 3 cases , down -25.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -55.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 160 (≈ 663.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lee Street (LE1 3AH), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 403 crimes here, including 121 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lee Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/146)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colton Street Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wimbledon Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wimbledon Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wimbledon Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gladstone Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Potter Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Potter Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wimbledon Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wimbledon Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lower Lee Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wimbledon Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wimbledon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wimbledon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St James Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lower Lee Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lower Lee Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lower Lee Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wimbledon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Lower Lee Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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