Total Crime Rate

950.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

547.4 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 950.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 547.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 389.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 152.6 10/10
  • Public order 142.1 10/10
  • Other theft 84.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 50.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 39.5 10/10
  • Other crime 18.4 10/10
  • Burglary 15.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 15.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.5 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.5 10/10
  • Drugs 7.9 7/10
  • Theft from the person 7.9 8/10
  • Robbery 5.3 7/10
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

Upper King Street area has the 14th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Castle , and the 18th 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 Upper King Street (LE1 6XB) in the last 12 months was 950.0 per 1,000 residents and was 91.6% 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 148 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 208 (≈ 547.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.5% 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 142 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Infirmary Close (112 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Upper King Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/118)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princess Road Backways Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carlton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lower Brown Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Brown Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Brown Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Brown Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norton Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norton Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norton Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Norton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Carlton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A594 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lower Brown Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pelham Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pelham Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Wellington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wellington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rawson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Turner Street —
Apr 2026Other theft York Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons York Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lower Brown Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belvoir Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Infirmary Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Infirmary Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Infirmary Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Infirmary Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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