Total Crime Rate

118.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 118.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 44.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.3 9/10
  • Other theft 16.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.1 6/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 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

University Road area has the 50th lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Castle , and the 320th highest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around University Road (LE1 7RB) in the last 12 months was 118.4 per 1,000 residents and was 76.1% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 44.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around University Road (LE1 7RB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mill Hill Lane, where police recorded 150 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in University Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/35)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Prebend Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tichborne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mill Hill Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mill Hill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences University Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Salisbury Road Backways —
Apr 2026Robbery Victoria Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salisbury Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mandora Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Highfield Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Walk —
Apr 2026Drugs Prebend Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Granville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft De Montfort Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences De Montfort Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Glebe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Glebe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Oval Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Mill Hill Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Salisbury Road Backways Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prebend Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
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Data Sources

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