Total Crime Rate

61.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.1 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 61.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 39.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

High Street area has the 13th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Ellistown & Battleflat , and the 127th highest crime rate of 323 local areas in North West Leicestershire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (LE67 6LG) in the last 12 months was 61.9 per 1,000 residents and was 22.8% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 39.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (LE67 6LG), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
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 2026Vehicle crime Harratts Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Harratts Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Glen Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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