Total Crime Rate

176.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

68.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 176.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 68.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.0 8/10
  • Public order 20.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.0 9/10
  • Other theft 16.0 9/10
  • Theft from the person 16.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.0 9/10
  • Burglary 8.0 8/10
  • Drugs 8.0 7/10
  • Robbery 4.0 6/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Brookhouse Street area has the 44th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Castle , and the 178th highest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brookhouse Street (LE2 0JD) in the last 12 months was 176.0 per 1,000 residents and was 64.5% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 68.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brookhouse Street (LE2 0JD), 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 Andover Street (62 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Brookhouse Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/87)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Severn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Andover Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Sparkenhoe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sparkenhoe Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Andover Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Salisbury Road Backways —
Apr 2026Other theft Salisbury Road Backways Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A6 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Severn Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Severn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Severn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Highfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Seymour Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Severn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Andover Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Andover Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Nelson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Nelson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Nelson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Nelson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nelson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Nelson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highfield Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Andover Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nelson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Andover Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mill Hill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mill Hill Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Andover Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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