Total Crime Rate

1368.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

767.9 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 1368.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 767.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 464.2 10/10
  • Public order 238.9 10/10
  • Drugs 109.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 102.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 88.7 10/10
  • Other theft 81.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 54.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 51.2 10/10
  • Burglary 44.4 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 37.5 10/10
  • Robbery 27.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 27.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 20.5 10/10
  • Other crime 20.5 10/10
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 9th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Castle , and the 11th 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 7AD) in the last 12 months was 1368.6 per 1,000 residents and was 176.0% 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 136 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 6 cases , down -25.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 87.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -30.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 225 (≈ 767.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Welford Road (LE2 7AD), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 294 crimes here, including 156 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 (30/231)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norton Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Grey Friars Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Grey Friars Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newarke Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Welford Place —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Welford Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Welford Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Welford Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Welford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Welford Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Market Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Upper Brown Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Welford Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Upper Brown Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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