Total Crime Rate
2720.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bedford 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.
View Crime In Castle| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Navigation Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Royal East Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Royal East Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Royal East Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Navigation Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Garden Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Yeoman Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Yeoman Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Yeoman Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Yeoman Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Yeoman Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Yeoman Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Yeoman Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Byron Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Garden Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dryden Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Police Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Police Station | Under investigation |
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