Total Crime Rate

266.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

140.7 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 266.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 140.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 107.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.9 10/10
  • Public order 32.9 10/10
  • Other theft 15.0 9/10
  • Burglary 9.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.0 7/10
  • Drugs 6.0 6/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 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

Burgess Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Abbey , and the 95th 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 Burgess Street (LE1 4QG) in the last 12 months was 266.5 per 1,000 residents and was 84.9% 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 140.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 19.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burgess Street (LE1 4QG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 195 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Freeschool Lane (50 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Burgess Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/93)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Highcross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Highcross Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shires Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burgess Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highcross Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Highcross Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Causeway Lane —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Freeschool Lane —
Apr 2026Burglary Freeschool Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Junior Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Junior Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shires Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Junior Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Junior Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Junior Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Junior Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Junior Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Causeway Lane —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shires Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shires Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons East Bond Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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