Total Crime Rate

137.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

87.5 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 137.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 87.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.1 9/10
  • Public order 20.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.5 7/10
  • Drugs 8.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.8 7/10
  • Other crime 5.8 7/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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

Chapel Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Ellistown & Battleflat , and the 37th highest crime rate of 323 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 Chapel Street (LE67 6HE) in the last 12 months was 137.0 per 1,000 residents and was 71.0% higher than the Ellistown & Battleflat average (80.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 87.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chapel Street (LE67 6HE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Swifts Close, where police recorded 91 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Chapel Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Swifts Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Swifts Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Swifts Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Chapel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brookside Crescent
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Harratts Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Swifts Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Swifts Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Swifts Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Swifts Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Swifts Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Harratts Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Central Avenue
Apr 2026Shoplifting Swifts Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Swifts Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Swifts Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Swifts Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Swifts Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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