Crime Rates at Princess Road West, Leicester, LE1 6TQ

Princess Road West 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 Princess Road West (LE1 6TQ) 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 Princess Road West (LE1 6TQ), 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.