Total Crime Rate

406.3 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 406.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 149.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 125.0 10/10
  • Public order 31.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.9 6/10
  • Other crime 13.9 10/10
  • Other theft 10.4 8/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Theft from the person 6.9 8/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

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

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 Chapel Street (LE67 6HG) in the last 12 months was 406.3 per 1,000 residents and was 363.1% higher than the Ellistown & Battleflat average (87.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 258.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 159.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 19.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chapel Street (LE67 6HG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Swifts Close, where police recorded 54 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.

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Crime Over Time in Chapel Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Melbourne Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brookside Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Harratts Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Chapel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chapel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Penistone Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Swifts Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Swifts Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Swifts Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Swifts Close Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Shoplifting Swifts Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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