Total Crime Rate

1787.0 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 1787.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 722.2 10/10
  • Public order 407.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 120.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 101.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 92.6 10/10
  • Other theft 92.6 10/10
  • Drugs 74.1 10/10
  • Robbery 55.6 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 46.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 37.0 10/10
  • Burglary 18.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.3 9/10
  • Other crime 9.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
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

Lee 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.

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Crime Over Time in Lee Circle area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Woodboy Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery St James Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order St James Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft St James Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft St James Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shackleton Street
Sep 2025Public order Shackleton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Woodboy Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bedford Street North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Memory Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Sep 2025Vehicle crime 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 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St James Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Vestry Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Clyde Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Garden Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Garden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Clyde Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clyde Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ontario Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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