Total Crime Rate
442.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
182.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cumberland 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 Cumberland Street (LE1 4QS) 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 Cumberland Street (LE1 4QS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 263 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Nicholas Place (77 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Leicester| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Nicholas Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | St Nicholas Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | St Nicholas Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | St Nicholas Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Nicholas Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Nicholas Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Nicholas Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | St Nicholas Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Highcross Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Freeschool Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Freeschool Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Freeschool Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Freeschool Lane | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Freeschool Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Freeschool Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Freeschool Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Nicholas Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Highcross Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Highcross Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Friars Causeway | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Friars Causeway | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Friars Causeway | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Friars Causeway | Awaiting court outcome |
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