Total Crime Rate

115.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 115.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.5 8/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 4/10
  • Other crime 1.6 1/10
  • Other theft 1.6 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.6 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Macaulay Street area has the 49th lowest crime rate of 108 local areas in Castle , and the 351st 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 Macaulay Street (LE2 7NJ) in the last 12 months was 115.5 per 1,000 residents and was 77.0% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 240.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 39.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 84.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Macaulay Street (LE2 7NJ), the main crime hotspot is near Euston Street. Police recorded 484 crimes here, including 238 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Macaulay Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Euston Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Euston Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shakespeare Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shakespeare Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Euston Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Euston Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Euston Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Euston Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Euston Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Euston Street Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Drugs Euston Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knighton Lane East Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Euston Street Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Euston Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Euston Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Euston Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Euston Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Euston Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Euston Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Euston Street Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Euston Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knighton Fields Road East Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Euston Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knighton Lane East Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Macaulay Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Whittier Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knighton Lane East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Kingsley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Knighton Lane East Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Burns Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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