Total Crime Rate

399.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

146.3 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 399.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 146.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 99.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 88.7 10/10
  • Other theft 33.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 33.3 10/10
  • Burglary 28.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.8 10/10
  • Public order 28.8 10/10
  • Drugs 17.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 13.3 10/10
  • Robbery 11.1 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.7 9/10
  • Theft from the person 4.4 6/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.2 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

New Walk area has the 28th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Castle , and the 54th highest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around New Walk (LE1 7EA) in the last 12 months was 399.1 per 1,000 residents and was 19.5% 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 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 66 (≈ 146.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Walk (LE1 7EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Theatre/Concert Hall, where police recorded 285 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Andover Street (62 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in New Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/74)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Oval Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Glebe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Andover Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Andover Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Andover Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Andover Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Andover Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Andover Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Andover Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lancaster Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Glebe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences De Montfort Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Andover Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft De Montfort Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Walk —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nelson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nelson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Nelson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Nelson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Nelson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Nelson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Nelson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Hastings Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Hastings Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Andover Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Andover Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Hastings Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ashwell Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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