Total Crime Rate

489.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

118.1 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 489.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 274.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 118.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 97.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.2 9/10
  • Public order 17.4 9/10
  • Other crime 13.9 10/10
  • Drugs 10.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Theft from the person 6.9 8/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Robbery 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Ellistown & Battleflat , and the 5th highest crime rate of 323 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 489.6 per 1,000 residents and was 510.9% higher than the Ellistown & Battleflat average (80.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 79 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 118.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.3% 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 91 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Chapel Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Swifts Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Swifts Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Swifts Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brookside Crescent —
Apr 2026Drugs Chapel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Central Avenue —
Apr 2026Public order Harratts Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Harratts Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Swifts Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Swifts Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melbourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Swifts Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Swifts Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Swifts Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Swifts Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Swifts Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Swifts Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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