Crime Rates at King Street, Leicester, LE1 6RJ

King Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Castle , and the 11th 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 King Street (LE1 6RJ) in the last 12 months was 1368.6 per 1,000 residents and was 176.0% 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 136 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 6 cases , down -25.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 87.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -30.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 225 (≈ 767.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around King Street (LE1 6RJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 515 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.