Total Crime Rate

218.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 218.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 87.4 10/10
  • Other theft 38.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.1 9/10
  • Public order 21.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.1 7/10
  • Theft from the person 7.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Shoplifting 1.8 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Friar Lane area has the 38th highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Castle , and the 142nd highest crime rate of 954 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 5RB) in the last 12 months was 218.6 per 1,000 residents and was 56.4% lower 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 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 64 (≈ 116.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 176.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Friar Lane (LE1 5RB), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Friar Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/255)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Market Place South —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Guildhall Lane —
Sep 2025Public order East Gates Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Guildhall Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Guildhall Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Guildhall Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Guildhall Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Guildhall Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Market Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft East Gates Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order East Gates Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order East Gates Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order East Gates Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order East Gates Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order East Gates Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery East Gates Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order East Gates Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft East Gates Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Market Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs East Gates Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs East Gates Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs East Gates Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Drugs Market Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Market Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Shires Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft East Gates Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shires Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Shires Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 255

Data Sources

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