Crime Rates in Leicester City Centre (LE1)
Crime statistics for LE1 from official Police UK data: the latest month's recorded crimes within a mile, broken down by category.
How safe is Leicester City Centre (LE1)?
LE1 encompasses Leicester city centre, including the Cultural Quarter and historic Cathedral area where Richard III was reinterred. A diverse, multicultural city with two universities and affordable property relative to neighbouring cities.
Which types of crime are most reported in LE1?
In August 2026, the categories recorded most within a mile of the LE1 centre were Violent crime (529), Shoplifting (243) and Anti-social behaviour (209), out of 1,750 crimes in all. The checker above breaks any full LE1 postcode down the same way.
How do I check crime rates for a specific street in LE1?
Enter a full LE1 postcode into the checker above to see crimes recorded within about a mile in the latest month Police.uk has published, taken directly from its street-level data. Where a force's feed to Police.uk is known to be incomplete, the checker says so instead of printing a count.
LE1 at a glance
1,750 crimes were recorded within 1 mile of the LE1 centre in August 2026, the latest month Police UK has published. The most recorded category was violent crime, at 30% of the total.
- Recorded crimes, 1 mile, August 2026
- 1,750
- Most recorded category
- Violent crime (30%)
- Categories recorded
- 8+
- Police neighbourhood at the centre
- City Centre
| Category | Crimes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 529 | 30% |
| Shoplifting | 243 | 14% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 209 | 12% |
| Public order | 167 | 10% |
| Criminal damage arson | 124 | 7% |
| Other theft | 109 | 6% |
| Drugs | 96 | 5% |
| Vehicle crime | 76 | 4% |
| All other categories | 197 | 11% |
Source: Police UK street-level crime data (data.police.uk, Open Government Licence), August 2026: crimes recorded within a 1-mile radius of the LE1 centroid. Police UK moves each crime to a nearby anonymised point, so counts near the edge of the mile are approximate.
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