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

Princess Road West 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 Princess Road West (LE1 6TS) 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 Princess Road West (LE1 6TS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Theatre/Concert Hall, where police recorded 288 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Granby Street (140 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 (30/172)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Park Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Northampton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bishop Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Hastings Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Hastings Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Hastings Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pelham Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Hastings Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lower Hastings Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Northampton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Northampton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bishop Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pelham Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Ashwell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ashwell Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Granby Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Granby Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Granby Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Granby Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Granby Street —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Granby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bishop Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bishop Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Granby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Public order Northampton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Northampton Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Shoplifting Northampton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Northampton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bishop Street —
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Data Sources

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