Total Crime Rate

118.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 118.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 60.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.4 9/10
  • Public order 16.0 9/10
  • Drugs 9.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Shakespeare Street area has the 21st highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Aylestone , and the 319th highest crime rate of 942 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 Shakespeare Street (LE2 7NL) in the last 12 months was 118.6 per 1,000 residents and was 1.0% lower than the Aylestone average (119.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 60.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shakespeare Street (LE2 7NL), the main crime hotspot is near Euston Street. Police recorded 452 crimes here, including 211 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Shakespeare Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/47)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Euston Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Euston Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Euston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Euston Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Euston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Euston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Euston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Euston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Euston Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Euston Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Euston Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Euston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Euston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Macaulay Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawkins Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hawkins Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hawkins Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clifton Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Euston Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Euston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Clifton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Euston Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Macaulay Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Euston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Euston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Euston Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Euston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Euston Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Euston Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Euston Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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