Crime Rates at St Nicholas Circle, Leicester, LE1 4JJ

St Nicholas Circle area has the 8th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Abbey , and the 59th 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 St Nicholas Circle (LE1 4JJ) in the last 12 months was 406.0 per 1,000 residents and was 161.9% higher than the Abbey average (155.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 213.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Nicholas Circle (LE1 4JJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 175 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Nicholas Place (91 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.