Total Crime Rate

2481.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

1069.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 2481.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 1069.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 604.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 440.7 10/10
  • Public order 409.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 290.8 10/10
  • Other theft 183.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 170.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 136.5 10/10
  • Drugs 73.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 38.0 10/10
  • Burglary 33.6 10/10
  • Robbery 33.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 24.6 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 22.4 10/10
  • Other crime 20.1 10/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Abbey Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Castle , and the 4th highest crime rate of 942 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 Abbey Street (LE1 3TE) in the last 12 months was 2481.0 per 1,000 residents and was 400.4% higher 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 270 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 9 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 17.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -15.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 478 (≈ 1069.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Abbey Street (LE1 3TE), the main crime hotspot is near East Gates. Police recorded 652 crimes here, including 271 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Abbey Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/308)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft East Gates Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs East Gates Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs East Gates Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson East Gates Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson East Gates Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson East Gates Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft East Gates Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour East Gates —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order East Gates Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour East Gates —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour East Gates —
Apr 2026Other theft East Gates Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order East Gates Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Navigation Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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