Crime Rates at Highcross Street, Leicester, LE1 4PH

Highcross Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Abbey , and the 52nd highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Leicester .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Highcross Street (LE1 4PH) in the last 12 months was 423.7 per 1,000 residents and was 173.3% 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 131 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 181 (≈ 166.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 32.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 41.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highcross Street (LE1 4PH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 413 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.