Total Crime
104,137
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: April 2026
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YoY Change
-3.7%
108,143 in the prior 12 months
Last 3-Month Trend
+4.8%
24,819 vs 23,675
What's Driving Change
High level changes impacting crime figures regionally
Crime is down 3.7% in this area.
Driven by
•
Anti-social behaviour ↑ 9.8%
•
Drugs ↑ 10.5%
•
Criminal damage and arson ↑ 2.3%
Offset by
•
Violence and sexual offences ↓ 3.7%
•
Vehicle crime ↓ 19.7%
•
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Drugs
|
3,165 |
+10.5%
vs +8.9% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Anti-social behaviour
|
14,220 |
+9.8%
vs -1.6% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Criminal damage and arson
|
9,426 |
+2.3%
vs -4.1% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Robbery
|
868 |
-0.1%
vs +9.2% nationally
|
|
→ Flat |
|
Bicycle theft
|
1,172 |
-3.3%
vs -10.4% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Violence and sexual offences
Largest category · 35.7%
|
37,185 |
-3.7%
vs +0.8% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Possession of weapons
|
850 |
-4.0%
vs +6.2% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Shoplifting
|
8,282 |
-4.9%
vs -4.2% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Theft from the person
|
853 |
-6.1%
vs -20.4% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Public order
|
9,369 |
-6.6%
vs -4.8% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Burglary
|
4,328 |
-11.0%
vs -7.9% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Other theft
|
6,711 |
-11.2%
vs -6.7% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Other crime
|
2,249 |
-15.4%
vs -4.2% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Vehicle crime
|
5,459 |
-19.7%
vs -10.2% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |