Leicester Crown Court
Leicester Crown Court is situated on Wellington Street in Leicester City Centre. It shares a building with Leicester County Court.
It is one of 91 Crown Courts across England and Wales.
All Crown Courts are put into one of three tiers:
First tier courts are visited by High Court judges for criminal and civil cases, second tier courts are visited by High Court judges only for criminal cases and the third tier courts are rarely visited by High Court judges.
Leicester Crown Court is a second tier court.
Contact details
Address: 90 Wellington Street, Leicester, LE1 6HG
Telephone: 0116 222 5800
0116 222 5700 – enquiries
0116 222 5848 – jury service
0116 222 5946 / 0116 255 5009 – witness service
Email: leicester.crown@victimsupport.cjsm.net
leicester.crown@victimsupport.org.uk
leicester.case.progression@leicester.crowncourt.gsi.gov.uk – case progression
leicester.enquiries@leicester.crowncourt.gsi.gov.uk – enquiries
leicester.listing@leicester.crowncourt.gsi.gov.uk – listing
Opening hours
Monday: 8:00am – 5:00pm
Tuesday: 8:00am – 5:00pm
Wednesday: 8:00am – 5:00pm
Thursday: 8:00am – 5:00pm
Friday: 8:00am – 5:00pm
Saturday: CLOSED
sunday: CLOSED
The court counter is open daily from 10am until 2pm.
Facilities
- Baby changing facilities
- Children’s room (available only for child witnesses)
- Disabeled and wheelchair access
- Consultation rooms located on the ground floor and first floor)
- Loop hearing facilities
- Cafeteria (located on the mezzanine floor, next to jury assembly)
- Video conference and prison video link facilities
- Wireless internet access