Total Crime Rate

55.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 55.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.4 2/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Public order 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Elm Tree Court area has the 7th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Knighton , and the 304th lowest crime rate of 954 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 Elm Tree Court (LE2 3NH) in the last 12 months was 55.5 per 1,000 residents and was 24.4% lower than the Knighton average (73.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -88.9% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -88.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 31.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 135.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elm Tree Court (LE2 3NH), the main crime hotspot is near Ratcliffe Court. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Knighton

Crime Over Time in Elm Tree Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Ratcliffe Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sidney Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Goldhill Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ratcliffe Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Sackville Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sackville Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shirley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Ratcliffe Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elm Tree Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elms Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sidney Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.