Total Crime Rate

1210.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

556.6 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 1210.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 556.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 388.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 132.7 10/10
  • Drugs 129.5 10/10
  • Public order 119.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 84.1 10/10
  • Other theft 80.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 77.7 10/10
  • Burglary 58.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 32.4 10/10
  • Robbery 32.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 25.9 10/10
  • Other crime 19.4 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 16.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 12.9 6/10
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

York Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Castle , and the 14th highest crime rate of 942 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 York Street (LE1 6NW) in the last 12 months was 1210.4 per 1,000 residents and was 144.1% higher than the Castle average (495.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 120 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 4 cases , down -20.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 53.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 172 (≈ 556.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 24.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around York Street (LE1 6NW), 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 York Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/270)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bishop Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horsefair Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Granby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Granby Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Granby Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Granby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Granby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Granby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Granby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Granby Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Granby Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Granby Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Granby Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Granby Street —
Apr 2026Other crime Welford Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horsefair Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horsefair Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Granby Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Welford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Nightclub Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Drugs Welford Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Welford Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Welford Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horsefair Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Welford Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Welford Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Horsefair Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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