Total Crime Rate

1389.1 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 1389.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 440.3 10/10
  • Public order 187.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 122.9 10/10
  • Other theft 109.2 10/10
  • Drugs 88.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 81.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 78.5 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 68.3 10/10
  • Burglary 51.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 51.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 34.1 10/10
  • Other crime 30.7 10/10
  • Robbery 30.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 13.7 6/10
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

Welford Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Castle , and the 10th 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 Welford Road (LE2 7AD) in the last 12 months was 1389.1 per 1,000 residents and was 177.0% higher 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 129 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 4 cases , up 33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -11.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 213 (≈ 727.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Welford Road (LE2 7AD), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 290 crimes here, including 160 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 (30/220)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Market Place Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Welford Place Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order King Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order King Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Norton Street —
Sep 2025Public order Welford Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Welford Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Welford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Welford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Welford Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Welford Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Welford Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hotel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Norton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Market Place Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Market Place Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Market Place Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Market Place Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Market Place Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Market Place Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hotel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Market Place Approach Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hotel Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hotel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hotel Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Norton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Market Place South —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Welford Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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