Crime Rates at Upper King Street, Leicester, LE1 6XB

Upper King 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 Upper King Street (LE1 6XB) 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 Upper King Street (LE1 6XB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Market Street, where police recorded 143 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Infirmary Close (98 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.