Total Crime Rate

26.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 26.0 3/10
  • Violent crimes 21.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.0 3/10
  • Public order 8.7 7/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

The Sandhills area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Quorn & Mountsorrel Castle , and the 136th 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 The Sandhills (LE12 8JG) in the last 12 months was 26.0 per 1,000 residents and was 57.6% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 21.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Sandhills (LE12 8JG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Poulteney Drive, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Warwick Avenue (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Sandhills area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Lambkin Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Warwick Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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