Crime Rates at Wellington Street, Leicester, LE1 6HT

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 6HT) 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 6HT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 427 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (156 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.