Total Crime Rate

777.6 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 777.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 526.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 85.6 10/10
  • Other theft 36.1 10/10
  • Public order 30.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 19.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.0 10/10
  • Burglary 11.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.4 7/10
  • Drugs 11.4 9/10
  • Other crime 1.9 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.9 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.9 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
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

Ullswater Street area has the 15th highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Castle , and the 22nd 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 Ullswater Street (LE2 7DT) in the last 12 months was 777.6 per 1,000 residents and was 55.0% higher than the Castle average (501.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 277 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 62 (≈ 117.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 169.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 47.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ullswater Street (LE2 7DT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mill Lane, where police recorded 319 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tarragon Road (58 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ullswater Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/102)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Windermere Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Havelock Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Walnut Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Walnut Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Walnut Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Walnut Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Jarrom Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farndale Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mill Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Filbert Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery The Newarke Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary The Newarke Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Clarendon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Thirlmere Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Lineker Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newarke Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Eastern Boulevard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Eastern Boulevard Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Eastern Boulevard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eastern Boulevard Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Grasmere Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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