Total Crime
105,712
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: January 2026
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YoY Change
-2.1%
108,026 in the prior 12 months
Last 3-Month Trend
-12.7%
23,675 vs 27,114
What's Driving Change
High level changes impacting crime figures regionally
Crime is down 2.1% in this area.
Driven by
•
Anti-social behaviour ↑ 20.1%
•
Drugs ↑ 7.2%
•
Bicycle theft ↑ 3.7%
Offset by
•
Violence and sexual offences ↓ 3.5%
•
Other theft ↓ 12.2%
•
Vehicle crime ↓ 12.8%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Violence and sexual offences
Largest category · 35.7%
|
37,777 |
-3.5%
vs +0.8% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Anti-social behaviour
|
14,234 |
+20.1%
vs +0.4% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Public order
|
9,605 |
-5.3%
vs -4.4% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Criminal damage and arson
|
9,257 |
-2.2%
vs -4.9% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Shoplifting
|
8,364 |
-1.4%
vs -3.1% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Other theft
|
6,848 |
-12.2%
vs -8.2% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Vehicle crime
|
5,868 |
-12.8%
vs -13.6% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Burglary
|
4,487 |
-11.6%
vs -10.6% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Drugs
|
3,102 |
+7.2%
vs +16.3% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Other crime
|
2,373 |
-6.8%
vs +0.6% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Bicycle theft
|
1,247 |
+3.7%
vs -12.0% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Possession of weapons
|
818 |
-10.6%
vs +4.8% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Robbery
|
876 |
-0.9%
vs +5.0% nationally
|
|
→ Flat |
|
Theft from the person
|
856 |
-5.4%
vs -18.0% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |