Total Crime
103,561
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: June 2026
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YoY Change
-4.5%
108,444 in the prior 12 months
Last 3-Month Trend
+10.0%
26,942 vs 24,498
What's Driving Change
High level changes impacting crime figures regionally
Crime is down 4.5% in this area.
Driven by
•
Anti-social behaviour ↑ 2.3%
•
Criminal damage and arson ↑ 3.3%
•
Drugs ↑ 3.1%
Offset by
•
Vehicle crime ↓ 20.8%
•
Violence and sexual offences ↓ 2.7%
•
Shoplifting ↓ 9.2%
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
|
14,030 |
+2.3%
vs -1.3% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Criminal damage and arson
|
9,491 |
+3.3%
vs -4.8% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Drugs
|
3,062 |
+3.1%
vs +3.5% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Possession of weapons
|
861 |
-2.0%
vs +8.5% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Robbery
|
857 |
-4.1%
vs +9.2% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Theft from the person
|
832 |
-5.2%
vs -20.9% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Bicycle theft
|
1,050 |
-16.0%
vs -8.5% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Burglary
|
4,311 |
-8.7%
vs -6.3% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Other crime
|
2,209 |
-15.9%
vs -2.0% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Other theft
|
6,783 |
-7.5%
vs -4.6% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Public order
|
9,275 |
-6.6%
vs -3.2% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Shoplifting
|
8,198 |
-9.2%
vs -2.3% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Violence and sexual offences
Largest category · 36.0%
|
37,272 |
-2.7%
vs +1.4% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Vehicle crime
|
5,330 |
-20.8%
vs -7.0% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |