Total Crime Rate

321.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

148.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 321.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 148.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 125.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 114.0 9/10
  • Public order 22.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.4 6/10
  • Other theft 11.4 8/10
  • Drugs 8.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Elland Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Beaumont Leys , and the 75th highest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Elland Road (LE3 1TU) in the last 12 months was 321.9 per 1,000 residents and was 123.5% higher than the Beaumont Leys average (144.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 14.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 148.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elland Road (LE3 1TU), the main crime hotspot is near Churchill Drive. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Elland Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Churchill Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Churchill Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchill Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchill Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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