Total Crime Rate

303.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 303.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 95.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.1 9/10
  • Public order 36.5 10/10
  • Other theft 34.3 10/10
  • Drugs 27.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.3 9/10
  • Burglary 11.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.1 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.9 9/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Robbery 4.6 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.6 6/10
  • 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

Gaul Street area has the 12th highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Fosse , and the 87th highest crime rate of 954 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 Gaul Street (LE3 0AU) in the last 12 months was 303.7 per 1,000 residents and was 138.9% higher than the Fosse average (127.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 63 (≈ 143.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gaul Street (LE3 0AU), the main crime hotspot is near Tarragon Road. Police recorded 145 crimes here, including 58 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gaul Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Briton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Norman Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Norman Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Norman Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norman Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mint Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Briton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Latimer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Norman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norman Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stuart Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ruding Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Briton Street Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Public order Celt Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Celt Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Celt Street

Data Sources

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