Crime Rate in Ellistown & Battleflat, ward

Ellistown & Battleflat has the 8th highest crime rate of 38 wards in North West Leicestershire district and the 2303rd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East Midlands), it has the 215th highest crime rate of 752 wards.

The overall crime rate in Ellistown & Battleflat in the last 12 months was 87.7 per 1,000 residents and was 14.8% higher than the North West Leicestershire district average (76.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Ellistown & Battleflat’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 88 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 233.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -5.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 111 (≈ 40.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 32.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Ellistown & Battleflat ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Petrol Station, with 39 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Cartwright Way (14 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.