Crime Rates at Craven Street, Leicester, LE1 4BX

Craven Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Abbey , and the 104th highest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Craven Street (LE1 4BX) in the last 12 months was 252.6 per 1,000 residents and was 75.3% higher than the Abbey average (144.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 100.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Craven Street (LE1 4BX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Causeway Lane, where police recorded 182 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Junior Street (47 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.