Total Crime Rate

198.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

72.8 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 198.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 72.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 44.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.5 8/10
  • Public order 23.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.9 9/10
  • Other theft 16.5 9/10
  • Drugs 12.1 9/10
  • Theft from the person 6.9 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Robbery 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Shoplifting 1.7 1/10
  • Other crime 0.9 1/10
  • Burglary 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.
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Crime overview

High Street area has the 40th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Castle , and the 143rd 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 High Street (LE1 5YP) in the last 12 months was 198.4 per 1,000 residents and was 60.0% lower than the Castle average (495.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 84 (≈ 72.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (LE1 5YP), 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 High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/282)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millstone Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Southgates Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Southgates Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Southgates Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Wycliffe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson East Gates Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson East Gates Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson East Gates Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft East Gates Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour East Gates —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour East Gates —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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