Crime Rates at Newtown Street, Leicester, LE1 6WJ

Newtown Street area has the 25th highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Castle , and the 38th 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 Newtown Street (LE1 6WJ) in the last 12 months was 490.3 per 1,000 residents and was 2.2% 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 74 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -61.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 82 (≈ 319.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newtown Street (LE1 6WJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near King Street, where police recorded 102 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.