Total Crime Rate

198.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

72.8 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 198.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 72.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 44.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.5 8/10
  • Public order 23.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.9 9/10
  • Other theft 16.5 9/10
  • Drugs 12.1 9/10
  • Theft from the person 6.9 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Robbery 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Shoplifting 1.7 1/10
  • Other crime 0.9 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
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

Shires Lane area has the 40th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Castle , and the 143rd highest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shires Lane (LE1 4AN) in the last 12 months was 198.4 per 1,000 residents and was 60.0% lower than the Castle average (495.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 84 (≈ 72.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shires Lane (LE1 4AN), 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 Shires Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/286)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Bond Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order St Nicholas Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft St Nicholas Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Nicholas Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Nicholas Place —
Apr 2026Public order Market Place South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Short Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Short Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Short Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Short Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Short Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting New Bond Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Nicholas Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting New Bond Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting New Bond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting New Bond Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting New Bond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order New Bond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Bond Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Nicholas Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Nicholas Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Church Gate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Southgates Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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