Crime Rates at St Margarets Street, Leicester, LE1 3EB

St Margarets Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Abbey , and the 20th 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 St Margarets Street (LE1 3EB) in the last 12 months was 826.4 per 1,000 residents and was 433.0% 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 88 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 140.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 116 (≈ 373.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Margarets Street (LE1 3EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 361 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (105 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.