Crime Rates at Walnut Street, Leicester, LE2 7GR

Walnut Street area has the 48th lowest crime rate of 108 local areas in Castle , and the 383rd highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Leicester .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Walnut Street (LE2 7GR) in the last 12 months was 107.6 per 1,000 residents and was 78.6% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2022. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 72.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 79.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 81.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walnut Street (LE2 7GR), 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.