Total Crime Rate

2720.4 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 2720.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 693.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 608.5 10/10
  • Public order 371.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 272.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 187.9 10/10
  • Other theft 167.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 136.5 10/10
  • Drugs 76.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 40.3 10/10
  • Burglary 40.3 10/10
  • Robbery 40.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 40.3 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 24.6 10/10
  • Other crime 20.1 10/10
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

Orchard Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Castle , and the 4th 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 Orchard Street (LE1 3UG) in the last 12 months was 2720.4 per 1,000 residents and was 442.4% higher than the Castle average (501.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 310 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 9 cases , up 12.5% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 38.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 467 (≈ 1044.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orchard Street (LE1 3UG), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 403 crimes here, including 121 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Orchard Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/117)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dryden Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eldon Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Milton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Milton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Lower Lee Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St James Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery St James Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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