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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in LE1: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

LE1 recorded 924 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 14.21 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 30.5% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 2.0% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring170.21 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment924 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_downCrime down 2.0% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

924
trending_down -6.6% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

170.21per 1k
High Risk

Active Postcodes

1,674

Within LE1 district

Leicester

65,045

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Hospital Map
total: 69 Violence and sexual offences: 32 Public order: 27
69
Shopping Area Map
total: 61 Shoplifting: 54 Public order: 2
61
East Gates Map
total: 56 Violence and sexual offences: 18 Anti-social behaviour: 13
56
Parking Area Map
total: 31 Shoplifting: 24 Public order: 2
31
Fox Lane Map
total: 21 Anti-social behaviour: 5 Public order: 4
21
Gower Street Map
total: 20 Violence and sexual offences: 11 Public order: 3
20
Shopping Area Map
total: 17 Violence and sexual offences: 9 Anti-social behaviour: 2
17
Causeway Lane Map
total: 17 Shoplifting: 10 Violence and sexual offences: 5
17
Shopping Area Map
total: 16 Violence and sexual offences: 6 Public order: 4
16
Highcross Street Map
total: 15 Shoplifting: 10 Other theft: 2
15

Crime Breakdown

April 2026
924 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
282
30.5%
Public Order
151
16.3%
Shoplifting
136
14.7%
Anti-social Behaviour
90
9.7%
Other Theft
69
7.5%
Criminal Damage & Arson
58
6.3%
Drug Offences
39
4.2%
Burglary
24
2.6%
Vehicle Crime
22
2.4%
Other Crime
12
1.3%
Theft from Person
12
1.3%
Bicycle Theft
10
1.1%
Weapons Possession
10
1.1%
Robbery
9
1.0%

Crime Analysis: LE1

Violence & Sexual Offences makes up the largest share of crime in LE1 at 30.5%. Public Order (16.3%) and Shoplifting (14.7%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in LE1 has fallen slightly — by 2.0%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for LE1 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.

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Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_down -6.6%
Year-on-Yeartrending_down -2.0%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -0.2%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 0 local authorities in England & Wales.

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