Total Crime Rate

68.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 68.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 37.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.5 6/10
  • Public order 10.6 7/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Leicester Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Mountsorrel , and the 220th 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 Leicester Road (LE12 7DB) in the last 12 months was 68.8 per 1,000 residents and was 20.2% higher than the Mountsorrel average (57.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 37.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leicester Road (LE12 7DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Leicester Road, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Elm Gardens (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Leicester Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Leicester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beeches Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Castle Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Hill —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grapes Garden Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Leicester Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Berkeley Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Other theft Berkeley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Beeches Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Berkeley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Berkeley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Beeches Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Berkeley Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beeches Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Leicester Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Castle Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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