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

East 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 East Street (LE1 6NB) 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 East Street (LE1 6NB), 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.

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Crime Over Time in East Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/152)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Granby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chatham Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Crescent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour East Street —
Apr 2026Other crime Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Chatham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chatham Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Regent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Northampton Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Northampton Square —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swain Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swain Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Swain Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Stamford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Northampton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Andover Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Andover Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Andover Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Andover Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Andover Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Andover Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Andover Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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