Total Crime Rate

55.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 55.9 5/10
  • Violent crimes 21.0 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.5 5/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Castle Fields area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Beaumont Leys , and the 316th lowest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Castle Fields (LE4 1AN) in the last 12 months was 55.9 per 1,000 residents and was 61.2% lower than the Beaumont Leys average (144.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castle Fields (LE4 1AN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Blackthorn Drive, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Blue Gates Road (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Castle Fields area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blackthorn Drive —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blackthorn Drive —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clematis Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clematis Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Clematis Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heatherbrook Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Pitchens Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pitchens Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Fields Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackthorn Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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