Total Crime Rate
169.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
60.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bedford Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Loughborough Southfields , and the 59th highest crime rate of 552 local areas in Charnwood .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Bedford Street (LE11 2DS) in the last 12 months was 169.6 per 1,000 residents and was 9.3% higher than the Loughborough Southfields average (155.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 60.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bedford Street (LE11 2DS), the main crime hotspot is near Swan Street. Police recorded 210 crimes here, including 126 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Loughborough Southfields| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Mills Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Devonshire Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | George Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bedford Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Devonshire Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Devonshire Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | George Yard | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Devonshire Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Devonshire Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Devonshire Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Devonshire Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Devonshire Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Devonshire Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Wood Gate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Wood Gate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Mills Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | George Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | George Yard | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Wood Gate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Market Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Mills Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Mills Yard | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Mills Yard | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Mills Yard | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Mills Yard | Under investigation |
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