Total Crime Rate

118.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.4 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 118.1 8/10
  • Shoplifting 50.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 39.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.8 6/10
  • Public order 11.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Linkfield Avenue area has the 5th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Mountsorrel , and the 108th 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 Linkfield Avenue (LE12 7DH) in the last 12 months was 118.1 per 1,000 residents and was 106.3% higher than the Mountsorrel average (57.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 39.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Linkfield Avenue (LE12 7DH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 33 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 Linkfield Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beeches Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Beeches Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Beeches Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beeches Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kiln Garth Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Berkeley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Berkeley Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Drugs Berkeley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Berkeley Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Berkeley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Leicester Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moore Gardens Close —
Apr 2026Public order Leicester Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Leicester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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