Ibstock & Ellistown
Middle areaThe south of the North West Leicestershire. 12,770 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 21 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 10% of people in Ibstock & Ellistown live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Ibstock & Ellistown
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Ibstock & Ellistown at a rate of 63.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 69.3 per 1,000 people across North West Leicestershire.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 278 |
| Shoplifting | 174 |
| Other crime | 124 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 104 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 42 |
| Vehicle crime | 39 |
| Burglary | 33 |
| Drug offences | 17 |
| Robbery | 4 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Ibstock & Ellistown compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Ibstock & Ellistown safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Ibstock & Ellistown at a rate of 63.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 69.3 per 1,000 people across North West Leicestershire.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 86 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Ibstock & Ellistown.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (278), shoplifting (174) and other crime (124).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of North West Leicestershire
These figures are published for the whole of North West Leicestershire, not for each middle area, so they describe all of North West Leicestershire and not Ibstock & Ellistown alone. See North West Leicestershire
Ibstock & Ellistown in brief
The median price paid for a home in Ibstock & Ellistown was £265,000 in 2025.
Ibstock & Ellistown had 12,003 usual residents at the census.
About 10% of people in Ibstock & Ellistown live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Ibstock & Ellistown, 92.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.