Total Crime Rate
70.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Leicester Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Quorn & Mountsorrel Castle , and the 212th highest crime rate of 553 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 Leicester Road (LE12 8ET) in the last 12 months was 70.4 per 1,000 residents and was 4.5% higher than the Quorn & Mountsorrel Castle average (67.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -72.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 28.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Leicester Road (LE12 8ET), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Mills (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Quorn & Mountsorrel Castle| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Hall Leys | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Nursery Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mansfield Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Dower House Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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