Total Crime Rate

4210.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

1494.0 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 4210.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 1494.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 1403.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 1090.4 10/10
  • Other theft 494.0 10/10
  • Public order 379.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 210.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 120.5 10/10
  • Drugs 114.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 108.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 90.4 10/10
  • Burglary 60.2 10/10
  • Other crime 60.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 54.2 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.1 10/10
  • Robbery 12.1 9/10
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

St Nicholas Place area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Castle , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 942 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 4210.8 per 1,000 residents and was 749.3% higher than the Castle average (495.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 233 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 248 (≈ 1494.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.5% 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 363 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Carts Lane (121 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St Nicholas Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/151)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shires Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shires Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Millstone Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Loseby Lane Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Loseby Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Loseby Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Castle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shires Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shires Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shires Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Loseby Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millstone Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Nicholas Circle —
Apr 2026Public order St Nicholas Circle Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Freeschool Lane —
Apr 2026Burglary Freeschool Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Shires Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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