Total Crime Rate

803.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

373.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 803.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 373.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 295.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 125.4 10/10
  • Other theft 83.6 10/10
  • Public order 61.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 54.7 10/10
  • Drugs 48.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 41.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 25.7 10/10
  • Burglary 19.3 10/10
  • Other crime 16.1 10/10
  • Robbery 12.9 9/10
  • Theft from the person 12.9 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.2 2/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Margarets Street 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 Street (LE1 3EB) 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 Street (LE1 3EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 285 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (88 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St Margarets Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/79)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Causeway Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sandacre Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Sandacre Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Sandacre Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Short Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Short Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Short Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Mansfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Short Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Junior Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Junior Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Junior Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Junior Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Junior Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Junior Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Junior Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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