Total Crime Rate
654.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Charles 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.
View Crime In Castle| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Royal East Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lower Lee Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lower Lee Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lower Lee Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Lower Lee Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mansfield Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Sandacre Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sandacre Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sandacre Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Wood Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lower Lee Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | East Gates | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Market Place Approach | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
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