Total Crime Rate

4210.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

1494.0 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 4210.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 1494.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 1403.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 1090.4 10/10
  • Other theft 494.0 10/10
  • Public order 379.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 210.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 120.5 10/10
  • Drugs 114.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 108.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 90.4 10/10
  • Burglary 60.2 10/10
  • Other crime 60.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 54.2 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.1 10/10
  • Robbery 12.1 9/10
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

Butt Close Lane area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Castle , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 942 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 4210.8 per 1,000 residents and was 749.3% higher than the Castle average (495.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 233 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 248 (≈ 1494.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Butt Close Lane (LE1 4QA), the main crime hotspot is near East Gates. Police recorded 652 crimes here, including 271 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Butt Close Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/300)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Fox Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons East Bond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery St Margaret'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Margaret'S Street Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Margaret'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shires Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shires Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shires Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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