Total Crime Rate

4855.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 4855.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 1741.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 1156.6 10/10
  • Other theft 608.4 10/10
  • Public order 445.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 222.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 144.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 120.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 120.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 90.4 10/10
  • Drugs 84.3 10/10
  • Other crime 42.2 10/10
  • Burglary 36.1 10/10
  • Robbery 36.1 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.0 8/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Darker Street 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 Darker Street (LE1 4RH) 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 Darker Street (LE1 4RH), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Darker Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/184)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Loseby Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Carts Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Carts Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Carts Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Carts Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Carts Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Carts Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carts Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carts Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs East Gates Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Loseby Lane —
Sep 2025Burglary Loseby Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Loseby Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Church Gate —
Sep 2025Drugs Church Gate Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order New Bond Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting New Bond Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting New Bond Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting New Bond Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting New Bond Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting New Bond Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting New Bond Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting New Bond Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting New Bond Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting New Bond Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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