Total Crime Rate

448.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 448.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 112.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 69.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 51.1 10/10
  • Public order 40.3 10/10
  • Drugs 29.6 10/10
  • Other theft 29.6 10/10
  • Burglary 26.9 10/10
  • Robbery 26.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 26.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.8 9/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
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

King Street area has the 27th highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Castle , and the 43rd highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Leicester .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around King Street (LE1 6RL) in the last 12 months was 448.9 per 1,000 residents and was 10.5% lower 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 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 4 cases , down -20.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 42.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -55.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 67 (≈ 180.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around King Street (LE1 6RL), 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 King Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/234)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Calais Hill —
Sep 2025Other theft Granby Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wellington 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 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Horsefair Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Granby Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Granby Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Granby Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Marlborough Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Marlborough Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Marlborough Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Granby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Horsefair Street —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Horsefair Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Granby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Horsefair Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Market Place Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Market Place Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Market Place Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Market Place Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Market Place Approach Local resolution
Sep 2025Vehicle crime York Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Horsefair Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Horsefair Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Horsefair Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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