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Overview of Leicester crime rate

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Leicester’s crime situation is classified as high, ranking 3rd among comparable areas. The city reported 49,955 crimes in 2023, against a population of 368,572, resulting in a crime rate of 135.54 per 1,000 people, indicating a 6.34% decrease from the previous year.

The most common offenses in Leicester are Violence and sexual offences (38.3%), Public order (11.8%), and Criminal damage and arson (9.2%). The least prevalent crimes include Robbery (1.2%), Possession of weapons (1.2%), and Theft from the person (0.9%).

Leicester is divided into 21 wards, with Castle (Leicester) (448.8), Westcotes (185.8), and Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields (161.4) seeing the highest crime rates. The most secure wards are North Evington (68.5), Knighton (66.0), and Spinney Hills (59.0).

In Postcode districts overlapping with Leicester, LE1 (599.9), LE3 (134.2), and LE2 (105.8) have higher crime rates, while LE4 (93.9), LE5 (82.4), and LE7 (61.8) are comparatively safer.

In Leicester, notable increases have been observed in Burglary, Other theft, and Violence and sexual offences, with the latter seeing significant rate changes in 2020 and 2021. Additionally, Public order and Shoplifting rates have risen. Conversely, Anti-social behaviour and Vehicle crime have seen decreases, indicating a shift in crime patterns over recent years.

Leicester crime incidents by crime type

A total of 49955 crime incidents were reported in 2023. Below is the breakdown by crime type.

Violence and sexual offences – 19141 (38.3)%
Public order – 5876 (11.8)%
Criminal damage and arson – 4597 (9.2)%
Other theft – 3950 (7.9)%
Anti-social behaviour – 3759 (7.5)%
Vehicle crime – 2659 (5.3)%
Shoplifting – 2505 (5.0)%
Drugs – 2147 (4.3)%
Burglary – 1968 (3.9)%
Other crime – 898 (1.8)%
Bicycle theft – 802 (1.6)%
Robbery – 592 (1.2)%
Possession of weapons – 589 (1.2)%
Theft from the person – 472 (0.9)%

How does Leicester compare against nearby areas ?

Leicester ranks 3rd when compared against 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts.

List of nearby boroughs/local administrative districts from high crime rate to low (2023):

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Crime rates in Leicester wards

There are 21 wards within Leicester. Castle (Leicester), Westcotes, Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields has highest crime rate (crime per 1000 residents). Below map shows 2023 crime rates broken down by crime types.

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List of all 21 wards from high crime rate to low.