Total Crime Rate
539.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Granby 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 Granby Street (LE1 6EH) 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 Granby Street (LE1 6EH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 739 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near East Gates (273 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Castle| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dover Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Wellington Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Church Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Conference/Exhibition Centre | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Wellington Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Wellington Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Wellington Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wellington Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wellington Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Church Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | East Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Dover Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Chatham Street | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Chatham Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Northampton Square | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | East Gates | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | East Gates | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | East Gates | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | East Gates | — |
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