Total Crime Rate

39.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 39.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.2 6/10
  • Other crime 13.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wellington Street area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 108 local areas in Castle , and the 187th lowest crime rate of 954 local areas in Leicester .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wellington Street (LE1 6HB) in the last 12 months was 39.5 per 1,000 residents and was 92.1% lower than the Castle average (501.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 13.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -83.3% ).

In the area around Wellington Street (LE1 6HB), the main crime hotspot is near Granby Street. Police recorded 274 crimes here, including 170 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wellington Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/250)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Ashwell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime York Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Granby Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wellington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wellington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Wellington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wellington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Wellington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Ashwell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ashwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Wellington Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime York Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft York Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Granby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary York Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour York Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Halford Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Market Place Approach Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Market Place Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Market Place Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Market Place Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Market Place Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Market Place Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Market Place Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Market Place Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Halford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper King Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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