Total Crime Rate
689.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025De Montfort Street area has the 18th highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Castle , and the 26th highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Leicester .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around De Montfort Street (LE1 7GE) in the last 12 months was 689.9 per 1,000 residents and was 37.6% higher 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 109 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 5 cases , up 25.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 72.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -44.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 174 (≈ 327.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around De Montfort Street (LE1 7GE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Theatre/Concert Hall, where police recorded 256 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 | Shoplifting | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | College Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Station Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Station Street | 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 | Violence and sexual offences | De Montfort Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | De Montfort Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | College Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | De Montfort Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | De Montfort Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brookhouse Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Salisbury Road Backways | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | College Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Station Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Fox Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Fox Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Fox Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Fox Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Fox Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Fox Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Fox Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Fox Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | West Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Campbell Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Campbell Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lincoln Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Station Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lincoln Street | Under investigation |
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