Total Crime Rate
2720.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Mansfield Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Castle , and the 4th highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Leicester .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Mansfield Street (LE1 3DL) in the last 12 months was 2720.4 per 1,000 residents and was 442.4% higher than the Castle average (501.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 310 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 9 cases , up 12.5% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 38.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 467 (≈ 1044.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mansfield Street (LE1 3DL), the main crime hotspot is near East Gates. Police recorded 685 crimes here, including 273 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Castle| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Fox Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | East Gates | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Navigation Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | East Gates | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | East Gates | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | East Gates | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | East Gates | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | East Gates | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | East Gates | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | East Gates | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Royal East Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Royal East Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Royal East Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | East Gates | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | East Gates | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | East Gates | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Garden Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Garden Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fox Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fox Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fox Lane | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fox Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Navigation Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fox Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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