Total Crime Rate

235.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

123.9 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 235.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 123.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 89.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.0 9/10
  • Public order 31.0 10/10
  • Other theft 25.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.8 8/10
  • Drugs 12.8 9/10
  • Burglary 10.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.5 8/10
  • Theft from the person 5.5 7/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Friar Lane area has the 36th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Castle , and the 118th highest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Friar Lane (LE1 5QS) in the last 12 months was 235.0 per 1,000 residents and was 52.6% lower 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 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 68 (≈ 123.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 65.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Friar Lane (LE1 5QS), 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

Crime Over Time in Friar Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/274)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Shires Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Carts Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order East Gates Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carts Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carts Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carts Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Carts Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Carts Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Carts Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Carts Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order East Gates Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Market Place South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order East Gates Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Carts Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Norton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norton Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norton Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norton Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Carts Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order East Gates Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order East Gates Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery East Gates Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Wycliffe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Guildhall Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Guildhall Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour East Gates —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour East Gates —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour East Gates —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour East Gates —
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 274

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.

↑