Total Crime Rate
490.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Regent Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Castle , and the 38th 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 Regent Road (LE1 6YG) in the last 12 months was 490.3 per 1,000 residents and was 2.2% 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 74 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -61.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 82 (≈ 319.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Regent Road (LE1 6YG), the main crime hotspot is near Trinity Lane. Police recorded 79 crimes here, including 60 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Castle| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Newtown Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | King Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | De Montfort Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Wellington Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Wellington Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Newtown Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | King Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | King Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Regent Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Wellington Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Wellington Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Upper King Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Princess Road Backways | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Princess Road East | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Princess Road East | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Princess Road East | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | De Montfort Square | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wellington Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rawson Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lower Hastings Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Rawson Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Museum Square | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Crescent Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Princess Road Backways | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Tigers Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Princess Road Backways | 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 | Possession of weapons | Lancaster Road | Under investigation |
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