Total Crime Rate

1707.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

520.9 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 1707.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 649.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 520.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 321.5 10/10
  • Public order 157.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 135.1 10/10
  • Drugs 83.6 10/10
  • Other theft 70.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 61.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 57.9 10/10
  • Burglary 51.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 28.9 10/10
  • Other crime 28.9 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 25.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 19.3 9/10
  • Robbery 16.1 10/10
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

Wellington Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Castle , and the 7th highest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wellington Street (LE1 6HJ) in the last 12 months was 1707.4 per 1,000 residents and was 244.4% higher than the Castle average (495.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 202 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 5 cases , up 66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 162 (≈ 520.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellington Street (LE1 6HJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Theatre/Concert Hall, where police recorded 288 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.

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Crime Over Time in Wellington Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/132)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Hastings Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Northampton Square —
Apr 2026Other theft Northampton Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour East Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Drugs Theatre/Concert Hall Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newtown Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Theatre/Concert Hall Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ashwell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ashwell Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Ashwell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Lower Hastings Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Newtown Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Park Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dover Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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