Total Crime Rate

1537.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

1139.8 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 1537.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 1139.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 596.8 10/10
  • Public order 529.6 10/10
  • Other theft 104.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 80.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 53.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 35.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.9 10/10
  • Other crime 21.5 10/10
  • Drugs 18.8 10/10
  • Burglary 13.4 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 13.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 13.4 9/10
  • 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Gateway Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Castle , and the 9th highest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gateway Street (LE2 7NT) in the last 12 months was 1537.6 per 1,000 residents and was 210.1% higher 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 222 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 5 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -23.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 424 (≈ 1139.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 135.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gateway Street (LE2 7NT), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 570 crimes here, including 416 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Leicester

Crime Over Time in Gateway Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/136)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Clarendon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carlton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pelham Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Walnut Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Walnut Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Walnut Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Walnut Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Walnut Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walnut Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pelham Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Carlton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Brown Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 136

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑