Total Crime Rate
29.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
13.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Speedwell Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 38 local areas in Mountsorrel , and the 167th lowest crime rate of 552 local areas in Charnwood .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Speedwell Road (LE12 7FF) in the last 12 months was 29.7 per 1,000 residents and was 48.2% lower than the Mountsorrel average (57.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 13.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Speedwell Road (LE12 7FF), 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.
View Crime In Mountsorrel| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beeches Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Leicester Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Beeches Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Beeches Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Kiln Garth | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Berkeley Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Berkeley Close | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Berkeley Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Berkeley Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Berkeley Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Leicester Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Leicester Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Beeches Avenue | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elm Gardens | Under investigation |
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