Total Crime Rate

81.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 81.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 37.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.6 6/10
  • Burglary 14.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Newtown Street area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Castle , and the 460th lowest 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 Newtown Street (LE1 6WL) in the last 12 months was 81.5 per 1,000 residents and was 83.6% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 37.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newtown Street (LE1 6WL), the main crime hotspot is near Infirmary Close. Police recorded 137 crimes here, including 112 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Newtown Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/59)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Marlborough Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Infirmary Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Infirmary Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Infirmary Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Infirmary Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Infirmary Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Infirmary Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Infirmary Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Infirmary Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Infirmary Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Infirmary Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Aylestone Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Aylestone Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Park Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Park Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pelham Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Infirmary Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rawson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Turner Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princess Road Backways Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newtown Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Newtown Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Marlborough Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Crescent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Newtown Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Tower Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Tower Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princess Road Backways Under investigation
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Data Sources

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