Total Crime Rate
53.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Grasmere Street area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 108 local areas in Castle , and the 289th lowest crime rate of 954 local areas in Leicester .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Grasmere Street (LE2 7FS) in the last 12 months was 53.7 per 1,000 residents and was 89.3% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 20.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Grasmere Street (LE2 7FS), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 580 crimes here, including 430 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Castle| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Infirmary Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Grange Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Brazil Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Brazil Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brazil Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brazil Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Martindale Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Martindale Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Martindale Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Henshaw Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Henshaw Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Filbert Street East | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Filbert Street East | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Filbert Street East | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grange Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Farndale Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hospital | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hospital | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hospital | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hospital | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hospital | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hospital | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hospital | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hospital | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hazel Street | Under investigation |
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