Total Crime Rate

267.2 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 267.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 89.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 39.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 33.4 10/10
  • Public order 23.0 9/10
  • Other theft 10.4 8/10
  • Robbery 6.3 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.1 1/10
  • Burglary 2.1 1/10
  • Drugs 2.1 1/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
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

Friday Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Abbey , and the 101st highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Leicester .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Friday Street (LE1 3BW) in the last 12 months was 267.2 per 1,000 residents and was 72.4% higher than the Abbey average (155.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 187.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -87.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 59 (≈ 123.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Friday Street (LE1 3BW), the main crime hotspot is near Junior Street. Police recorded 79 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Friday Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Junior Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Margaret'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Margaret'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Margaret'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Margaret'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Margaret'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Margaret'S Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Junior Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Junior Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Junior Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Margaret'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Junior Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Burgess Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Junior Street Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burgess Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Burgess Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Burgess Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burgess Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Junior Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Junior Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
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Data Sources

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