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Leicestershire Police Crime Drilldown

How crime is changing and what is driving it in Leicestershire Police.

Latest month: January 2026 Back to national dashboard
Leicestershire Police crime trends

Total Crime

105,712

Latest 12 months

YoY Change

-2.1%

108,026 in the prior 12 months

Lower

Last 3-Month Trend

-12.7%

23,675 vs 27,114

Recent

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

Latest 12 months vs previous 12 months

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
35.7%
Down
Anti-social behaviour
14,234
+20.1%
vs +0.4% nationally
13.5%
Up
Public order
9,605
-5.3%
vs -4.4% nationally
9.1%
Down
Criminal damage and arson
9,257
-2.2%
vs -4.9% nationally
8.8%
Down
Shoplifting
8,364
-1.4%
vs -3.1% nationally
7.9%
Down
Other theft
6,848
-12.2%
vs -8.2% nationally
6.5%
Down
Vehicle crime
5,868
-12.8%
vs -13.6% nationally
5.6%
Down
Burglary
4,487
-11.6%
vs -10.6% nationally
4.2%
Down
Drugs
3,102
+7.2%
vs +16.3% nationally
2.9%
Up
Other crime
2,373
-6.8%
vs +0.6% nationally
2.2%
Down
Bicycle theft
1,247
+3.7%
vs -12.0% nationally
1.2%
Up
Robbery
876
-0.9%
vs +5.0% nationally
0.8%
Flat
Theft from the person
856
-5.4%
vs -18.0% nationally
0.8%
Down
Possession of weapons
818
-10.6%
vs +4.8% nationally
0.8%
Down