Total Crime Rate

60.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.7 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 60.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 45.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.6 8/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Public order 5.1 4/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Ellis Avenue area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Belgrave , and the 350th lowest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ellis Avenue (LE4 5LA) in the last 12 months was 60.9 per 1,000 residents and was 20.5% lower than the Belgrave average (76.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 45.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 87.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ellis Avenue (LE4 5LA), the main crime hotspot is near Cossington Street. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ellis Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/47)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Newington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cossington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holden Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Holden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cossington Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Asha Margh —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Asha Margh —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Asha Margh Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Asha Margh Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cossington Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Law Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shirley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Law Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ellis Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Rothley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bruin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Newington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Newington Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Rothley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newington Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newington Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newington Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Quemby Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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