Crime Rates at Kensington Street, Leicester, LE4 5GN

Kensington Street area has the 31st highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Belgrave , and the 376th lowest 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 Kensington Street (LE4 5GN) in the last 12 months was 65.2 per 1,000 residents and was 14.9% lower than the Belgrave average (76.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -26.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 23.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 26.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kensington Street (LE4 5GN), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.