Crime Rates at New Bond Street, Leicester, LE1 4RQ

New Bond Street area has the highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Castle , and the 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 New Bond Street (LE1 4RQ) in the last 12 months was 6105.0 per 1,000 residents and was 1117.3% higher than the Castle average (501.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 607 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 10 cases , down -44.4% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 77.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -48.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 958 (≈ 2646.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Bond Street (LE1 4RQ), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 836 crimes here, including 284 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.