Total Crime Rate

2720.4 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 2720.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 693.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 608.5 10/10
  • Public order 371.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 272.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 187.9 10/10
  • Other theft 167.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 136.5 10/10
  • Drugs 76.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 40.3 10/10
  • Burglary 40.3 10/10
  • Robbery 40.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 40.3 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 24.6 10/10
  • Other crime 20.1 10/10
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

Bedford Street South 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 Bedford Street South (LE1 3JR) 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 Bedford Street South (LE1 3JR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 403 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (122 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bedford Street South area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Navigation Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Royal East Street
Sep 2025Robbery Royal East Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Royal East Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Navigation Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Garden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Yeoman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Yeoman Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Yeoman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Yeoman Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Yeoman Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yeoman Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Yeoman Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Byron Street
Sep 2025Drugs Garden Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dryden Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation

Data Sources

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