Total Crime Rate
156.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
101.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Freehold Street area has the 20th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Loughborough East , and the 71st highest crime rate of 552 local areas in Charnwood .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Freehold Street (LE11 1AN) in the last 12 months was 156.7 per 1,000 residents and was 17.3% lower than the Loughborough East average (189.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 101.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Freehold Street (LE11 1AN), the main crime hotspot is near Hume Street. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Loughborough East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Selbourne Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bromhead Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hume Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hume Street | Further action is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hume Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wharncliffe Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Mill Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Selbourne Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Selbourne Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bishop Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Freehold Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Freehold Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellington Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Rutland Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Rutland Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rutland Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Wellington Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bromhead Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Holland Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapman Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | School Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Morris Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ladybird Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ladybird Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bishop Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bishop Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Ferryman Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bishop Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bishop Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Limetree Grove | — |
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