Crime Rates at Highcross Street, Leicester, LE1 4PF

Highcross Street 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 Highcross Street (LE1 4PF) 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 Highcross Street (LE1 4PF), 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.