Total Crime Rate

325.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

150.5 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 325.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 150.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 94.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 80.7 10/10
  • Public order 29.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.9 10/10
  • Robbery 24.2 10/10
  • Other theft 21.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 16.1 9/10
  • Burglary 13.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.4 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
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

King Street area has the 31st highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Castle , and the 73rd highest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around King Street (LE1 6RL) in the last 12 months was 325.3 per 1,000 residents and was 34.4% lower 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 14.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 56 (≈ 150.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around King Street (LE1 6RL), the main crime hotspot is near Granby Street. Police recorded 254 crimes here, including 140 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 (30/192)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Infirmary Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Place Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bishop Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bishop Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bishop Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bishop Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bishop Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bishop Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bishop Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Market Place Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Place Approach Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Bishop Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Place Approach Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Market Place Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Place Approach Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Norton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norton Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norton Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norton Street —
Apr 2026Public order Granby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Brown Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Brown Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Brown Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bishop Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Bishop Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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