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

Upper King 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 Upper King Street (LE1 6XF) 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 Upper King Street (LE1 6XF), 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.