Police said they dealt with double the amount of disturbances for a typical weekend night – including drunken brawls and assaults – on New Year's Eve.
There were 500 incidents between midnight and 7am as party-goers welcomed in 2011.
Officers were called to just 200 incidents on December 11.
However, Leicester's hospitals said they were surprised by how few people attended accident and emergency, while cabbies said the night went relatively smoothly. Anne Williams, call-handling team leader for Leicestershire police, said many of the call-outs were to drink-fuelled fights.
She said: "It was mainly fights and assaults that kept cropping up.
"We haven't got exact figures yet, but we were called out to more than double the amount of incidents than three weeks ago. It's pretty normal for a New Year's Eve.
"There are more people out and about so that will always mean more incidents to attend."
Leicester hospitals said that 310 people attended the accident and emergency department that night.
A spokeswoman said: "Surprisingly, it was a fairly quiet day for us.
"The majority of those who turned up in the evening and overnight were drunk, which was what we had expected.
"Additional police presence in the department helped us cope with those who had taken their New Year's Eve celebrations a little too far."
Taxi drivers said the night was busy, but many said they had very few problems.
Riskhan Mohamed, a driver with Everest Taxis, said: "It was a very busy night. Just after midnight it was crazy.
"But I would say that 99 per cent of our customers were no problem.
"I would say the town was a bit quieter this year than last – people have less money to spend."
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