Total Crime Rate

134.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 134.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 52.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.5 9/10
  • Burglary 11.7 9/10
  • Other theft 11.7 8/10
  • Public order 11.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.7 8/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Robbery 5.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Purnell Walk area has the 28th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Loughborough East , and the 90th 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 Purnell Walk (LE11 1FQ) in the last 12 months was 134.5 per 1,000 residents and was 29.0% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 52.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Purnell Walk (LE11 1FQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Loughborough Central, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Morris Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Purnell Walk area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Loughborough Central Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Thomas Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ladybird Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ladybird Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beeches Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beeches Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morris Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Coltman Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Coltman Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coltman Drive
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thomas Street

Data Sources

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