Crime Rates at Watling Street, Mountsorrel, Loughborough, LE12 7BD

Watling Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Quorn & Mountsorrel Castle , and the 77th highest crime rate of 553 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 Watling Street (LE12 7BD) in the last 12 months was 152.3 per 1,000 residents and was 125.9% higher than the Quorn & Mountsorrel Castle average (67.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 62.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Watling Street (LE12 7BD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Market Place, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Grapes Garden Close (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.