Total Crime Rate

950.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

547.4 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 950.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 547.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 389.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 152.6 10/10
  • Public order 142.1 10/10
  • Other theft 84.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 50.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 39.5 10/10
  • Other crime 18.4 10/10
  • Burglary 15.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 15.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.5 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.5 10/10
  • Drugs 7.9 7/10
  • Theft from the person 7.9 8/10
  • Robbery 5.3 7/10
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

Welford Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Castle , and the 18th highest crime rate of 942 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 Welford Road (LE2 7AB) in the last 12 months was 950.0 per 1,000 residents and was 91.6% higher 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 148 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 208 (≈ 547.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Welford Road (LE2 7AB), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 526 crimes here, including 399 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Welford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/187)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Nightclub Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Drugs Market Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Burglary Norton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Turner Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Park Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Park Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Park Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Albion Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Princess Road Backways —
Apr 2026Public order Princess Road Backways Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princess Road Backways Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princess Road Backways Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princess Road Backways Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Market Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Tower Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Newtown Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hospital Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Market Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Under investigation
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Data Sources

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