Total Crime
104,991
Latest 12 months
Insights / Crime / Leicestershire Police
Leicestershire Police Crime Drilldown
How crime is changing and what is driving it in Leicestershire Police.
Latest month: March 2026
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YoY Change
-2.9%
108,085 in the prior 12 months
Last 3-Month Trend
-1.1%
24,498 vs 24,762
What's Driving Change
High level changes impacting crime figures regionally
Crime is down 2.9% in this area.
Driven by
•
Anti-social behaviour ↑ 14.8%
•
Drugs ↑ 10.1%
•
Criminal damage and arson ↑ 1.4%
Offset by
•
Violence and sexual offences ↓ 3.4%
•
Vehicle crime ↓ 18.4%
•
Other theft ↓ 11.2%
Crime Breakdown
Share of total crime (%)
Monthly Trend
Leicestershire Police monthly crime
Monthly crime compared to the same period last year
Crime Breakdown
Latest 12 months by type
| Crime type | Total 12m | YoY change | Share % | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Anti-social behaviour
|
14,363 |
+14.8%
vs -0.2% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Drugs
|
3,165 |
+10.1%
vs +12.3% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Criminal damage and arson
|
9,403 |
+1.4%
vs -4.2% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Robbery
|
881 |
+1.5%
vs +9.3% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Bicycle theft
|
1,200 |
+0.7%
vs -10.4% nationally
|
|
→ Flat |
|
Possession of weapons
|
841 |
-6.5%
vs +6.8% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Theft from the person
|
853 |
-7.3%
vs -20.1% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Shoplifting
|
8,343 |
-2.9%
vs -4.9% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Other crime
|
2,312 |
-11.8%
vs -3.0% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Burglary
|
4,358 |
-12.2%
vs -9.2% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Public order
|
9,417 |
-6.6%
vs -4.3% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Other theft
|
6,774 |
-11.2%
vs -6.9% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Vehicle crime
|
5,598 |
-18.4%
vs -11.7% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Violence and sexual offences
Largest category · 35.7%
|
37,483 |
-3.4%
vs +1.1% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |