Crime Rates at Butt Close Lane, Leicester, LE1 4QA

Butt Close Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Castle , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 954 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 Butt Close Lane (LE1 4QA) in the last 12 months was 4855.4 per 1,000 residents and was 868.2% higher than the Castle average (501.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 289 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 273 (≈ 1644.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Butt Close Lane (LE1 4QA), the main crime hotspot is near East Gates. Police recorded 685 crimes here, including 273 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.