Total Crime Rate
6008.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
2776.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Berridge Street area has the highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Castle , and the highest crime rate of 942 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 Berridge Street (LE1 5JE) in the last 12 months was 6008.3 per 1,000 residents and was 1111.8% higher than the Castle average (495.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 629 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 10 cases , up 25.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 47.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -13.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1,005 (≈ 2776.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Berridge Street (LE1 5JE), the main crime hotspot is near East Gates. Police recorded 652 crimes here, including 271 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Leicester| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Fox Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Horsefair Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Wycliffe Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Horsefair Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Horsefair Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Horsefair Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Horsefair Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Horsefair Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Horsefair Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | St Peters Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Berridge Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A594 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pocklingtons Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Pocklingtons Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Pocklingtons Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Pocklingtons Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Pocklingtons Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Pocklingtons Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Every Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Every Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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