Total Crime Rate

653.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

466.9 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 653.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 466.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 428.0 10/10
  • Other crime 54.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 50.6 10/10
  • Public order 35.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.5 10/10
  • Drugs 15.6 9/10
  • Burglary 11.7 9/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Bicycle 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

Tower Street area has the 18th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Castle , and the 26th highest crime rate of 942 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 6WT) in the last 12 months was 653.7 per 1,000 residents and was 31.8% higher 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 110 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 120 (≈ 466.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tower Street (LE1 6WT), the main crime hotspot is near Trinity Lane. Police recorded 94 crimes here, including 69 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Tower Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/44)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lancaster Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princess Road Backways Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trinity Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Princess Road Backways Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rawson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princess Road Backways Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trinity Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trinity Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Trinity Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princess Road Backways Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Tower Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Wellington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Tower Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ashwell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ashwell Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Ashwell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Newtown Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Newtown Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newtown Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary De Montfort Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences De Montfort Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft De Montfort Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wellington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trinity Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Hastings Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Hastings Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Crescent Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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