Total Crime Rate

75.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 75.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 45.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.0 8/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.0 3/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 1.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Elms Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Knighton , and the 432nd lowest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Elms Road (LE2 3JB) in the last 12 months was 75.6 per 1,000 residents and was 10.9% higher than the Knighton average (68.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 45.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elms Road (LE2 3JB), the main crime hotspot is near Elm Tree Gardens. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Elms Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ratcliffe Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Ratcliffe Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Elm Tree Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Elm Tree Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Newchurch Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ratcliffe Court —
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Data Sources

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