Total Crime Rate

92.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 92.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 39.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.7 7/10
  • Other theft 11.6 8/10
  • Public order 10.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Drugs 6.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Burglary 1.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.3 1/10
  • Shoplifting 1.3 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.3 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
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

Windermere Street area has the 41st lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Castle , and the 434th highest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Windermere Street (LE2 7GT) in the last 12 months was 92.7 per 1,000 residents and was 81.3% lower 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -85.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 39.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Windermere Street (LE2 7GT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mill Lane, where police recorded 167 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Western Boulevard (51 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Windermere Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/48)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Filbert Street East Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Walnut Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Walnut Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Walnut Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Walnut Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Walnut Street —
Apr 2026Public order Clarendon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Eastern Boulevard Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burnmoor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Burnmoor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burnmoor Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Thirlmere Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Mill Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coniston Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baysdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ullswater Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ullswater Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ullswater Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ullswater Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Filbert Street East Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Windermere Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Windermere Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rydal Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rydal Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rydal Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Windermere Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windermere Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Lineker Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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