Total Crime Rate

325.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

150.5 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 325.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 150.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 94.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 80.7 10/10
  • Public order 29.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.9 10/10
  • Robbery 24.2 10/10
  • Other theft 21.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 16.1 9/10
  • Burglary 13.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.4 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Regent Road area has the 31st highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Castle , and the 73rd highest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Regent Road (LE1 6YD) in the last 12 months was 325.3 per 1,000 residents and was 34.4% lower 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 14.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 56 (≈ 150.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Regent Road (LE1 6YD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Theatre/Concert Hall, where police recorded 288 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Trinity Lane (69 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Regent Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/76)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Stamford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ashwell Street Awaiting court outcome
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 2026Drugs De Montfort Square Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Stamford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Chatham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chatham Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chatham Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Ashwell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ashwell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Newtown Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Theatre/Concert Hall Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Theatre/Concert Hall Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Newtown Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Tower Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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