Leicestershire Police/Crime in Leicestershire Police

Crime in Leicestershire Police

Recorded crime across Leicestershire Police's area, updated monthly. Crime figures are published by the Home Office with a typical 2–3 month delay. Serving a population of approximately 1,110,000.

Monthly data36 months tracked

Jan 2026Latest data

8,081Crimes recorded

7.3Rate per 1,000

19 of 41National rank

5mo behindData freshness

Updated Jan 2026

At a glance

Key crime figures for Jan 2026, the most recent month with published data.

Total crimes

8,081

Crime rate per 1,000

7.3 per 1,000 people

National ranking

19 of 41 (7% below average)

Month-on-month

+2.0%

Year-on-year

-6.8% vs Jan 2025

Most common crime

Violence and sexual offences (37.5%)

Crime trend

How total recorded crime has changed over time. The national average is 7.8 crimes per 1,000 people. Seasonal patterns are common — anti-social behaviour typically rises in summer months.

Feb 20239,164 crimes

Mar 20239,966 crimes

+8.8% vs previous month

Apr 20239,858 crimes

-1.1% vs previous month

May 202310,106 crimes

+2.5% vs previous month

Jun 202310,026 crimes

-0.8% vs previous month

Jul 20239,469 crimes

-5.6% vs previous month

Aug 20239,602 crimes

+1.4% vs previous month

Sept 20239,638 crimes

+0.4% vs previous month

Oct 20239,357 crimes

-2.9% vs previous month

Nov 20238,860 crimes

-5.3% vs previous month

Dec 20238,569 crimes

-3.3% vs previous month

Jan 20248,556 crimes

-0.2% vs previous month

Feb 20248,487 crimes

-0.8% vs previous month

Mar 20249,176 crimes

+8.1% vs previous month

Apr 20249,384 crimes

+2.3% vs previous month

May 20249,672 crimes

+3.1% vs previous month

Jun 20249,813 crimes

+1.5% vs previous month

Jul 20249,861 crimes

+0.5% vs previous month

Aug 20249,671 crimes

-1.9% vs previous month

Sept 20249,497 crimes

-1.8% vs previous month

Oct 20249,458 crimes

-0.4% vs previous month

Nov 20249,097 crimes

-3.8% vs previous month

Dec 20248,379 crimes

-7.9% vs previous month

Jan 20258,674 crimes

+3.5% vs previous month

Feb 20258,071 crimes

-7.0% vs previous month

Mar 20259,607 crimes

+19.0% vs previous month

Apr 20259,429 crimes

-1.9% vs previous month

May 202510,175 crimes

+7.9% vs previous month

Jun 20259,561 crimes

-6.0% vs previous month

Jul 20259,616 crimes

+0.6% vs previous month

Aug 20259,766 crimes

+1.6% vs previous month

Sept 20258,836 crimes

-9.5% vs previous month

Oct 20259,357 crimes

+5.9% vs previous month

Nov 20258,201 crimes

-12.4% vs previous month

Dec 20257,919 crimes

-3.4% vs previous month

Jan 20268,081 crimes

+2.0% vs previous month

Full crime breakdown

All 14 crime categories recorded in Jan 2026, ranked by volume. Categories are defined by the Home Office.

1
Violence and sexual offences
3,027 (37.5%)
2
Anti-social behaviour
948 (11.7%)
3
Criminal damage and arson
700 (8.7%)
4
Shoplifting
687 (8.5%)
5
Public order
657 (8.1%)
6
Other theft
575 (7.1%)
7
Burglary
403 (5.0%)
8
Vehicle crime
328 (4.1%)
9
Drugs
306 (3.8%)
10
Other crime
189 (2.3%)
11
Possession of weapons
75 (0.9%)
12
Robbery
69 (0.9%)
13
Bicycle theft
62 (0.8%)
14
Theft from person
54 (0.7%)

Month-by-month detail

Recorded crime totals and category counts for each month. MoM shows the percentage change compared to the previous month.

Month	Total	MoM %	Violence	ASB	Burglary	Vehicle	Shoplifting	Drugs	Robbery	Public order
Jan 2026	8,081	+2.0%	3,027	948	403	328	687	306	69	657
Dec 2025	7,919	-3.4%	3,026	829	330	398	602	268	68	685
Nov 2025	8,201	-12.4%	2,925	881	464	418	789	267	73	748
Oct 2025	9,357	+5.9%	3,320	1,278	450	524	700	280	80	818
Sept 2025	8,836	-9.5%	3,185	1,101	368	567	650	226	87	884
Aug 2025	9,766	+1.6%	3,477	1,498	367	547	648	236	69	898
Jul 2025	9,616	+0.6%	3,390	1,485	390	435	666	274	67	912
Jun 2025	9,561	-6.0%	3,350	1,347	335	457	805	333	85	908
May 2025	10,175	+7.9%	3,499	1,444	364	625	818	311	99	960
Apr 2025	9,429	-1.9%	3,267	1,294	366	536	880	256	81	858
Mar 2025	9,607	+19.0%	3,435	1,251	432	586	746	262	65	910
Feb 2025	8,071	-7.0%	2,987	878	337	588	682	212	67	710
Jan 2025	8,674	+3.5%	3,142	892	440	569	867	247	83	706
Dec 2024	8,379	-7.9%	3,225	808	404	502	722	231	55	718
Nov 2024	9,097	-3.8%	3,285	1,095	365	535	806	273	51	828
Oct 2024	9,458	-0.4%	3,236	1,059	476	667	799	263	94	838
Sept 2024	9,497	-1.8%	3,344	969	444	807	703	267	86	893
Aug 2024	9,671	-1.9%	3,309	1,323	446	487	809	221	88	989
Jul 2024	9,861	+0.5%	3,397	1,350	433	498	710	224	83	977
Jun 2024	9,813	+1.5%	3,582	1,028	466	564	707	264	94	1,008
May 2024	9,672	+3.1%	3,641	1,001	378	595	590	270	68	960
Apr 2024	9,384	+2.3%	3,482	860	462	597	752	268	80	891
Mar 2024	9,176	+8.1%	3,527	784	429	556	661	251	74	869
Feb 2024	8,487	-0.8%	3,245	683	449	491	650	259	80	816
Jan 2024	8,556	-0.2%	3,192	544	538	652	635	295	64	777
Dec 2023	8,569	-3.3%	3,322	520	533	527	502	247	79	804
Nov 2023	8,860	-5.3%	3,471	666	478	563	557	270	88	819
Oct 2023	9,357	-2.9%	3,523	649	459	665	561	282	87	959
Sept 2023	9,638	+0.4%	3,764	754	432	572	573	296	94	1,044
Aug 2023	9,602	+1.4%	3,521	855	374	580	568	332	75	1,071
Jul 2023	9,469	-5.6%	3,484	760	361	594	580	332	62	1,054
Jun 2023	10,026	-0.8%	3,849	727	386	595	505	316	76	1,136
May 2023	10,106	+2.5%	3,841	805	420	629	491	344	75	1,193
Apr 2023	9,858	-1.1%	3,751	763	429	602	496	358	71	1,151
Mar 2023	9,966	+8.8%	3,996	616	423	552	528	303	73	1,180
Feb 2023	9,164	—	3,707	588	420	443	428	317	81	1,044