Crime Rates at Tower Street, Leicester, LE1 6WR

Tower Street area has the 14th highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Castle , and the 19th 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 Tower Street (LE1 6WR) in the last 12 months was 934.2 per 1,000 residents and was 86.3% higher 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 143 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 201 (≈ 528.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tower Street (LE1 6WR), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 543 crimes here, including 410 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.