Total Crime Rate
433.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
86.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Granby Street area has the 27th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Castle , and the 48th 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 Granby Street (LE1 6FD) in the last 12 months was 433.2 per 1,000 residents and was 12.6% lower than the Castle average (495.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 64 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -18.2% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 86.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Granby Street (LE1 6FD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Theatre/Concert Hall, where police recorded 346 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Granby Street (140 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Leicester| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Northampton Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Vestry Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Vestry Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Northampton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Northampton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Northampton Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Northampton Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Northampton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Northampton Street | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Northampton Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Vestry Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Vestry Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Northampton Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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