Total Crime Rate

6008.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

2776.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 6008.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 2776.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 1737.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 1000.0 10/10
  • Public order 867.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 740.3 10/10
  • Other theft 422.7 10/10
  • Drugs 301.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 262.4 10/10
  • Burglary 171.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 163.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 113.3 10/10
  • Robbery 110.5 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 60.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 30.4 10/10
  • Other crime 27.6 10/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

New 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 New Street (LE1 5NR) 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 New Street (LE1 5NR), 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.

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Crime Over Time in New Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/293)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shires Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shires Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shires Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shires Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shires Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shires Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guildhall Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guildhall Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guildhall Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Guildhall Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Shires Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Brown Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Millstone Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Millstone Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millstone Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millstone Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millstone Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Brown Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Brown Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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