Crime Rates at Ellesmere Place, Leicester, LE3 1BD

Ellesmere Place area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields , and the 458th highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Leicester .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ellesmere Place (LE3 1BD) in the last 12 months was 89.9 per 1,000 residents and was 37.7% lower than the Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields average (144.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 42.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ellesmere Place (LE3 1BD), the main crime hotspot is near Harlaxton Street. Police recorded 138 crimes here, including 72 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.