Total Crime Rate
75.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025De Montfort Street area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 108 local areas in Castle , and the 424th lowest crime rate of 954 local areas in Leicester .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around De Montfort Street (LE1 7GD) in the last 12 months was 75.7 per 1,000 residents and was 84.9% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -28.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 39.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 55.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 39.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around De Montfort Street (LE1 7GD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Station Street, where police recorded 121 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Andover Street (64 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Castle| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Station Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ashwell Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Brookhouse Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | West Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Glebe Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Glebe Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nelson Street | — |
| 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Princess Road East | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Princess Road East | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nelson Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | College Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ashwell Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | University Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Ashwell Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | De Montfort Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | De Montfort Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | De Montfort Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | De Montfort Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Station Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Station Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Station Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brookhouse Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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