Total Crime Rate

654.7 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 654.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 186.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 126.1 10/10
  • Public order 96.1 10/10
  • Other theft 81.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 69.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.0 9/10
  • Burglary 12.0 9/10
  • Drugs 12.0 9/10
  • Theft from the person 12.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.0 9/10
  • Robbery 9.0 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.0 8/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
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

Charles Street area has the 19th highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Castle , and the 27th highest crime rate of 954 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 Charles Street (LE1 3SG) in the last 12 months was 654.7 per 1,000 residents and was 30.5% 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 62 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 99 (≈ 297.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Charles Street (LE1 3SG), the main crime hotspot is near East Gates. Police recorded 685 crimes here, including 273 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Charles Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Royal East Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lower Lee Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lower Lee Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lower Lee Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Lower Lee Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mansfield Street —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Sandacre Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Sandacre Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Sandacre Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lower Lee Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Gates Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Market Place Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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