Total Crime Rate

689.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 689.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 204.9 10/10
  • Public order 99.6 10/10
  • Other theft 71.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 58.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 58.3 8/10
  • Drugs 39.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 37.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 28.2 10/10
  • Other crime 24.4 10/10
  • Burglary 18.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 15.0 10/10
  • Robbery 13.2 9/10
  • Theft from the person 11.3 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.4 10/10
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

Ashwell Street area has the 18th highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Castle , and the 26th highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Leicester .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ashwell Street (LE1 6JJ) in the last 12 months was 689.9 per 1,000 residents and was 37.6% 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 109 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 5 cases , up 25.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 72.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 174 (≈ 327.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashwell Street (LE1 6JJ), 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 Ashwell Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/162)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Granby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Station Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour York Street —
Sep 2025Burglary York Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft York Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime York Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime York Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northampton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Northampton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Northampton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Station Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Station Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Station Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Granby Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Granby Street —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Granby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Granby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Granby Street Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Other theft Granby Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Granby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Granby Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Calais Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Hastings Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Church Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour De Montfort Square —
Sep 2025Burglary De Montfort Square Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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