Total Crime Rate

442.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

182.9 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 442.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 182.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 130.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 73.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 34.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 34.0 7/10
  • Public order 33.1 10/10
  • Other theft 31.3 10/10
  • Drugs 16.5 9/10
  • Burglary 15.6 10/10
  • Robbery 14.7 9/10
  • Other crime 11.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.4 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.6 7/10
  • Theft from the person 1.8 1/10
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

Highcross Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Abbey , and the 46th highest crime rate of 942 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 442.1 per 1,000 residents and was 206.8% higher than the Abbey average (144.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 142 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 3600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -19.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 199 (≈ 182.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highcross Street (LE1 4PH), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 344 crimes here, including 84 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Highcross Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/114)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Friars Causeway Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Freeschool Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Freeschool Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Friars Causeway Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Friars Causeway Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Friars Causeway Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Friars Causeway Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Junior Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Friars Causeway Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Friars Causeway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Friars Causeway Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burgess Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Nicholas Circle —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Junior Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Drugs Bath Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shires Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Margaret'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Margaret'S Street Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Robbery St Margaret'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bath Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bath Lane Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Other theft Junior Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons East Bond Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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