Total Crime Rate

725.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

285.7 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 725.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 285.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 199.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 140.7 10/10
  • Public order 73.6 10/10
  • Other theft 69.3 10/10
  • Drugs 67.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 56.3 10/10
  • Burglary 39.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 32.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 15.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 15.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.5 9/10
  • Robbery 6.5 7/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • 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.
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Crime overview

Bowling Green Street area has the 15th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Castle , and the 21st highest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bowling Green Street (LE1 6AT) in the last 12 months was 725.1 per 1,000 residents and was 46.2% higher 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 92 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 160.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -21.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 132 (≈ 285.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bowling Green Street (LE1 6AT), 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 Bowling Green Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/387)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fox Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Belvoir Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Pocklingtons Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pocklingtons Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belvoir Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A594 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belvoir Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belvoir Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belvoir Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Pocklingtons Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belvoir Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belvoir Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pelham Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pelham Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Pocklingtons Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Pocklingtons Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Pocklingtons Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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