Crime Rates at Highcross Street, Leicester, LE1 4PJ

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 4PJ) 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 4PJ), 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.