Total Crime Rate
388.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025West Walk area has the 28th highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Castle , and the 62nd 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 West Walk (LE1 7NG) in the last 12 months was 388.0 per 1,000 residents and was 22.6% lower than the Castle average (501.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 119.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around West Walk (LE1 7NG), the main crime hotspot is near Andover Street. Police recorded 101 crimes here, including 64 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Brookhouse Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Andover Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Andover Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| 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 | 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Upper New Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Upper New Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Andover Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Brookhouse Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | College Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | College Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Salisbury Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Salisbury Road Backways | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | College Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Glebe Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Glebe Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nelson Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Andover Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Princess Road East | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Victoria Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Regent 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 | Possession of weapons | Lancaster Road | Under investigation |
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