Vaughan Way in the city is currently closed due to a serious Police incident. A large Police presence is at the scene, Vaughan Way is closed at the junction with Highcross Street. Several Police cordons are currently in place. Please avoid the area if possible. Heavy traffic reported in the surrounding areas. Local diversions are in place. We have contacted Leicestershire Police for more information on this incident. UPDATE 27/09/26 09:30 Four people injured after hit and run

A major initiative to reduce knife crime and serious violence in Leicester is moving into its next phase after receiving Home Office approval for a series of targeted interventions. Known locally as Project Guardian, the programme focuses on protecting communities, preventing violence and safeguarding young people in areas where knife crime and serious violence are most concentrated. Using three years of police data, four priority areas have been identified: Leicester City Ce

Police are appealing for witnesses and information after a man was stabbed on a canal towpath in Glen Parva. The incident happened at around 2.30pm on Friday (11 September) on the towpath behind New Bridge Road, close to the junction with Leicester Road. The victim, a man in his 30s, was attacked by two men and sustained a puncture wound to his body and cuts to his arm and face. He was taken to hospital for treatment and discharged the same day. No arrests have been made and

An investigation by specialists working in the police’s prison intelligence unit has led to a prison officer being jailed for six years. James Speirs had been smuggling phones and drugs to inmates while working at HMP Gartree in Leicestershire. James Speirs The 30-year-old of Stowe Drive, Rugby, was sentenced at Leicester Crown Court on Friday (4 September) after pleading guilty to five offences. For more than four years, detectives working in the East Midlands Special Operat

A student has been found guilty of manslaughter after stabbing his former friend outside the De Montfort University campus. Harper Dennis Harper Dennis, aged 19, repeatedly stabbed Khaleed Oladipo, aged 20, in the chest near De Montfort University in Leicester on the evening of Tuesday, February 3, this year. Today at Leicester Crown Court, he was acquitted of murder but found guilty of manslaughter, possessing an offensive weapon, and failing to provide the PIN for his phone

Three men arrested after stabbing Police have confirmed that a man was stabbed on Aikman Avenue this afternoon just after 2:45 p.m. Three men have been arrested. A spokesperson from Leicestershire Police said: “Just after 2.45pm police were called to Aikman Avenue following a report a man in his 20s had sustained a stab wound injury. He was taken to hospital and his injuries are not believed to be life-threatening or life-changing. Three men – a 24-year-old and two aged 20 –

Two youths have been arrested following the murder of a man off Leicester’s London Road last month. They are both aged 17 and were each arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit murder today (Wednesday 12 August). They both remain in custody. The arrests relate to the death of 24-year-old Arad Niakan in De Montfort Place on 22 July. An investigation into Mr Niakan’s death is being led by the East Midlands Special Operations Unit (EMSOU). Four men were previously charged w

An investigation into a stabbing in Belvoir Street last month is continuing – and officers have released images of four people they want to speak to in connection with the incident. Police were called at 12.25am on Sunday 12 July following a report a man had sustained stab wounds to his face. The victim, who is in his 30s, was taken to hospital for treatment and has since been discharged. Following further enquiries into the incident, it is believed the four men pictured may

When the current Chief Constable David Sandall was in the vicinity of a local football match in Burbage earlier this year, he didn’t expect to be apprehending a knife wielding teenager. But that’s exactly what happened during the afternoon of Sunday 22 March. The match was just ending when a 17-year-old boy who was playing was approached by a player from the opposition team and slapped across the face. Chief Constable David Sandall The victim sustained a cut to his lip and