Total Crime Rate

171.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 171.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 104.3 10/10
  • Public order 21.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.3 7/10
  • Other theft 9.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Burglary 3.1 2/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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.
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Crime overview

Ellesmere Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields , and the 203rd highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Leicester .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ellesmere Road (LE3 1BG) in the last 12 months was 171.8 per 1,000 residents and was 19.0% higher 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 125.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ellesmere Road (LE3 1BG), the main crime hotspot is near Ellesmere Road. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ellesmere Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Gooding Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Gooding Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bainbridge Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ellesmere Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ellesmere Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bonville Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Ellesmere Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ellesmere Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Segrave Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Ardern Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Braunstone Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Braunstone Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ellesmere Place —
Sep 2025Public order Folville Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Peverel Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peverel Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fullhurst Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hallam Crescent East Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Fullhurst Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Folville Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ellesmere Place —
Sep 2025Burglary Ellesmere Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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