Crime Rates at Eldon Street, Leicester, LE1 3QL

Eldon Street area has the 45th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Castle , and the 187th highest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Eldon Street (LE1 3QL) in the last 12 months was 171.9 per 1,000 residents and was 65.3% lower than the Castle average (495.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 54.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Eldon Street (LE1 3QL), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 579 crimes here, including 159 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.