Total Crime Rate

120.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 120.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.5 8/10
  • Shoplifting 28.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.5 7/10
  • Other theft 10.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.0 5/10
  • Public order 7.5 6/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 1.5 1/10
  • Other crime 1.5 1/10
  • Robbery 1.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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.
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Crime overview

Whitehill Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Ellistown & Battleflat , and the 54th highest crime rate of 322 local areas in North West Leicestershire .

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 Whitehill Road (LE67 1EN) in the last 12 months was 120.1 per 1,000 residents and was 36.9% higher than the Ellistown & Battleflat average (87.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( 25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 52.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 84.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitehill Road (LE67 1EN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near South Street (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Ellistown & Battleflat

Crime Over Time in Whitehill Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Colonel Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colonel Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colonel Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Colonel Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Colonel Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Colonel Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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