Total Crime Rate

1389.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1389.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 440.3 10/10
  • Public order 187.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 122.9 10/10
  • Other theft 109.2 10/10
  • Drugs 88.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 81.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 78.5 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 68.3 10/10
  • Burglary 51.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 51.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 34.1 10/10
  • Other crime 30.7 10/10
  • Robbery 30.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 13.7 6/10
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 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.

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Crime Over Time in King Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Park Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Horsefair Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Horsefair Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Horsefair Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Horsefair Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Welford Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Welford Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Nightclub Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime York Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Granby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Welford Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Welford Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Welford Place Local resolution
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 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Granby Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Granby Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Granby Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Granby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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