Total Crime Rate
1389.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025King Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Castle , and the 10th highest crime rate of 954 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 6RN) in the last 12 months was 1389.1 per 1,000 residents and was 177.0% higher 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 129 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 4 cases , up 33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -11.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 213 (≈ 727.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around King Street (LE1 6RN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Nightclub, where police recorded 290 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Granby Street (170 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Castle| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Park Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Horsefair Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Horsefair Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Horsefair Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Horsefair Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Welford Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Welford Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Nightclub | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | York Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Granby Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Welford Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Welford Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Welford Place | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Granby Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Granby Street | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Granby Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Granby Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Granby Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Granby Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Granby Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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