Total Crime Rate

1312.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

599.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 1312.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 599.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 416.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 255.7 10/10
  • Public order 144.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 138.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 88.2 10/10
  • Other theft 72.4 10/10
  • Burglary 54.3 10/10
  • Drugs 36.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 29.4 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 22.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 20.4 10/10
  • Robbery 15.8 10/10
  • Other crime 9.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.1 7/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Sparrow Hill area has the highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Loughborough East , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 552 local areas in Charnwood .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sparrow Hill (LE11 1BT) in the last 12 months was 1312.2 per 1,000 residents and was 592.9% higher 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 184 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 4 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 265 (≈ 599.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sparrow Hill (LE11 1BT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pinfold Gate, where police recorded 63 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sparrow Hill (37 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Loughborough East

Crime Over Time in Sparrow Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/58)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bishop Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barrow Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Aumberry Gap —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Aumberry Gap —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapman Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapman Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barrow Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Barrow Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hume Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Aumberry Gap Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hume Street Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hume Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Baxter Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Baxter Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Baxter Gate —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bromhead Street —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Aumberry Gap Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Aumberry Gap Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lemyngton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pinfold Gate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adcocks Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Adcocks Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sparrow Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Sparrow Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour School Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pinfold Gate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pinfold Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aumberry Gap Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pinfold Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Pinfold Gate Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 58

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑