Total Crime Rate

174.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

110.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 174.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 110.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 91.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.8 10/10
  • Public order 15.8 9/10
  • Shoplifting 9.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.3 4/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Elm Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Mountsorrel , and the 54th highest crime rate of 552 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 Elm Close (LE12 7JJ) in the last 12 months was 174.1 per 1,000 residents and was 204.1% higher 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 110.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elm Close (LE12 7JJ), 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 Elm Close area

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

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