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UK CRIME / POLICE FIGURES

CRIME IN LEICESTER.
AUGUST 2026

1,676 crimes were recorded by police within a mile of the centre of Leicester in August 2026, the latest month published. That is 2% more than in July 2026. Compare every place.

01 / THE TREND

Crime in Leicester each month

Crimes recorded in Leicester each monthWithin a mile of the centre · a zero means no figures published
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MonthCrimes
Sep 20251,411
Oct 20251,526
Nov 20251,427
Dec 20251,457
Jan 20261,513
Feb 20261,366
Mar 20261,596
Apr 20261,496
May 20261,578
Jun 20261,568
Jul 20261,639
Aug 20261,676
02 / TYPES

Most common crimes in Leicester, August 2026

Crimes in Leicester by typeArticles · not unique incidents
Violence and sexual offences514514
Shoplifting219219
Anti-social behaviour205205
Public order161161
Criminal damage and arson123123
Other theft105105
Drugs100100
Vehicle crime7171
Bicycle theft4242
Burglary4242
Robbery3535
Theft from the person2323
Possession of weapons1919
Other crime1717
03 / COMPARE

Other places, August 2026

Figures are street-level crimes recorded by police within one mile of the centre point we use for each place, so they cover the central area, not the whole town or city. They count crimes, not people, and are not a rate per resident: busy centres with many visitors will look high. Crime locations are approximate. Police Scotland does not publish to this source, and a force that has not published for a month shows no figures for it. Source: data.police.uk. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.