Total Crime Rate

6105.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 6105.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 1676.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 1251.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 848.1 10/10
  • Public order 814.9 10/10
  • Other theft 428.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 212.7 10/10
  • Drugs 174.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 174.0 10/10
  • Burglary 171.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 132.6 10/10
  • Robbery 116.0 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 38.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 38.7 10/10
  • Other crime 27.6 10/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Market Place 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 Market Place (LE1 5GF) 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 Market Place (LE1 5GF), 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.

View Crime In Castle

Crime Over Time in Market Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/320)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person East Gates Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chancery Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Market Place Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Market Place Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Market Place Approach Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Rupert Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Rupert Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Market Place Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Horsefair Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Horsefair Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Horsefair Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Horsefair Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Horsefair Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Horsefair Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Horsefair Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Horsefair Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Horsefair Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Market Place Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Upper Brown Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Granby Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Granby Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Shopping Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Shopping Area Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 320

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑