Total Crime Rate
539.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bowling Green Street area has the 24th highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Castle , and the 34th highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Leicester .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Bowling Green Street (LE1 6AT) in the last 12 months was 539.0 per 1,000 residents and was 7.5% higher 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 81 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 109 (≈ 235.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bowling Green Street (LE1 6AT), 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.
View Crime In Castle| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Market Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | East Gates | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | East Gates | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | East Gates | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | East Gates | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | East Gates | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | East Gates | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Market Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Market Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Market Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | East Gates | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Market Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Market Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Market Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Market Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Market Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Market Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Market Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Market Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | East Gates | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Halford Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | East Gates | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Welford Place | 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 |
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