Crime Rates at Palmer Street, Leicester, LE4 5PT

Palmer Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Belgrave , and the 197th highest 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 Palmer Street (LE4 5PT) in the last 12 months was 163.1 per 1,000 residents and was 113.0% higher than the Belgrave average (76.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 78.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Palmer Street (LE4 5PT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Overing Close, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wesley Street (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.