Crime Rates at Down Street, Leicester, LE4 6JF

Down Street area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Belgrave , and the 213th lowest crime rate of 954 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 Down Street (LE4 6JF) in the last 12 months was 42.9 per 1,000 residents and was 43.5% lower than the Belgrave average (76.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 18.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Down Street (LE4 6JF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Newington Street, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.