Total Crime Rate

340.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

142.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 340.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 142.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 102.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 37.2 10/10
  • Public order 31.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.8 10/10
  • Other theft 24.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 24.8 7/10
  • Burglary 21.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.6 10/10
  • Robbery 9.3 9/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 4th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Aylestone , and the 67th highest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shakespeare Street (LE2 7NN) in the last 12 months was 340.6 per 1,000 residents and was 184.4% higher 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 142.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shakespeare Street (LE2 7NN), 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 (30/44)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Euston Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Euston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Euston Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs 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 2026Drugs 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 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Macaulay Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawkins Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Euston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Euston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hawkins 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 2026Public order Euston Street Under investigation
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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