Total Crime Rate
161.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lower Brown Street area has the 47th highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Castle , and the 222nd 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 Lower Brown Street (LE1 5TH) in the last 12 months was 161.4 per 1,000 residents and was 67.8% 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 129 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 3 cases , down -25.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 190.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -63.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 173 (≈ 74.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lower Brown Street (LE1 5TH), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 534 crimes here, including 405 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Castle| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bishop Street | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Welford Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hotel Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hotel Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Norton Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Norton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Norton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Market Place South | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Market Place South | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Pocklingtons Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Pocklingtons Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Welford Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Welford Place | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Welford Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Welford Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Welford Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Welford Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Welford Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Welford Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Welford Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Welford Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Welford Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Welford Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Welford Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Welford Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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