Total Crime Rate

169.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.8 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 169.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 60.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.6 8/10
  • Burglary 22.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.7 9/10
  • Other theft 17.7 9/10
  • Public order 15.2 9/10
  • Theft from the person 10.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 5.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Forest Road 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 Forest Road (LE11 3NP) 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 Forest Road (LE11 3NP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Devonshire Lane, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bedford Square (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Forest Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Devonshire Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Devonshire Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Old Bleach Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bampton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bampton Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Bedford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B5350 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft B5350 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Devonshire Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Browns Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Browns Lane —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Devonshire Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Devonshire Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wicket Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Devonshire Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Frederick Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wicket Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Devonshire Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Devonshire Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Devonshire Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Wicket Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lanesborough Court Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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