Total Crime Rate
119.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
74.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Barons Way area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Quorn & Mountsorrel Castle , and the 106th 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 Barons Way (LE12 7EA) in the last 12 months was 119.1 per 1,000 residents and was 94.4% higher than the Quorn & Mountsorrel Castle average (61.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 74.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Barons Way (LE12 7EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Market Place, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Grapes Garden Close (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grapes Garden Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sileby Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Castle Hill | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Castle Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Castle Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | The Homestead | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sileby Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sileby Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Navins | — |
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