Crime Rates at St Margarets Way, Leicester, LE1 3DA

St Margarets Way area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Abbey , and the 20th 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 St Margarets Way (LE1 3DA) in the last 12 months was 803.9 per 1,000 residents and was 457.9% higher than the Abbey average (144.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 92 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 116 (≈ 373.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Margarets Way (LE1 3DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 195 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Junior Street (47 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.