Total Crime Rate

388.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 388.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 93.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.3 10/10
  • Other theft 48.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 28.8 10/10
  • Burglary 24.4 10/10
  • Public order 22.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 17.7 10/10
  • Robbery 8.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 8.9 5/10
  • Drugs 6.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.2 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

West 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.

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Crime Over Time in West Walk area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brookhouse Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Andover Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Andover Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nelson Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Princess Road East Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Princess Road East Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Princess Road East Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Princess Road East Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper New Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Upper New Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Andover Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brookhouse Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences College Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson College Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Salisbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Salisbury Road Backways Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences College Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Glebe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Glebe Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nelson Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Andover Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Princess Road East Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Victoria Avenue
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Regent Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences De Montfort Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft De Montfort Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Lancaster Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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