Total Crime Rate
4855.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025St Nicholas Place area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Castle , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Leicester .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around St Nicholas Place (LE1 4LD) in the last 12 months was 4855.4 per 1,000 residents and was 868.2% 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 289 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 273 (≈ 1644.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Nicholas Place (LE1 4LD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 425 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Carts Lane (120 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Castle| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Nicholas Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Nicholas Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | St Nicholas Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Southgates | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Applegate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Friar Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Peacock Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Peacock Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Peacock Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Nicholas Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Highcross Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Friar Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Highcross Street | Under investigation |
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