Total Crime Rate
70.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Tower Street area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 108 local areas in Castle , and the 394th lowest crime rate of 954 local areas in Leicester .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Tower Street (LE1 6WU) in the last 12 months was 70.4 per 1,000 residents and was 86.0% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 29.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Tower Street (LE1 6WU), 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.
View Crime In Castle| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Rawson Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Calais Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Turner Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Tower Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Newtown Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Calais Hill | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Calais Hill | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Calais Hill | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Calais Hill | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Calais Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Upper King Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Calais Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Calais Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Park Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Newtown Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Trinity Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Trinity Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Trinity Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Trinity Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Turner Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Wellington Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Trinity Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | King Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Park Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Park Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lower Hastings Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lower Hastings Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lower Hastings Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lower Hastings Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Lancaster Road | Under investigation |
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