Crime Rates at Gilliver Street, Leicester, LE2 3WH

Gilliver Street area has the 46th highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Castle , and the 205th highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Leicester .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gilliver Street (LE2 3WH) in the last 12 months was 171.6 per 1,000 residents and was 65.8% lower 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 92.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 30.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gilliver Street (LE2 3WH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Newmarket Street, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Landseer Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.