Total Crime Rate

448.9 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 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

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 6TR) 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 6TR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Theatre/Concert Hall, where police recorded 258 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Trinity Lane (60 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Princess Road West area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/123)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dover Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Calais Hill —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper King Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Wellington Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Wellington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wellington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Wellington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wellington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Calais Hill —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Turner Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Calais Hill —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Calais Hill —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Calais Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Calais Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Calais Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Calais Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Calais Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Turner Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tower Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nelson Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Princess Road Backways —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Princess Road Backways —
Sep 2025Burglary Newtown Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Newtown Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nelson Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nelson Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stamford Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Chatham Street Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Other theft Stamford Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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