Total Crime Rate
1787.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lee Circle area has the 5th highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Castle , and the 6th 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 Lee Circle (LE1 3QQ) in the last 12 months was 1787.0 per 1,000 residents and was 256.3% higher than the Castle average (501.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 78 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 133 (≈ 1231.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 96.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lee Circle (LE1 3QQ), 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 (126 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Castle| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Woodboy Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | St James Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | St James Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | St James Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | St James Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shackleton Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shackleton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Woodboy Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bedford Street North | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Memory Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | 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 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St James Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Vestry Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Clyde Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Garden Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Garden Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Clyde Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clyde Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Ontario Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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