Total Crime Rate

24.3 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

9.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very 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 24.3 2/10
  • Violent crimes 9.7 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.7 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Other theft 4.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Chapel Street area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Shepshed East , and the 120th 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 Chapel Street (LE12 9AF) in the last 12 months was 24.3 per 1,000 residents and was 72.5% lower than the Shepshed East average (88.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 9.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chapel Street (LE12 9AF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hall Croft, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Market Place (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Chapel Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Belton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Field Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hall Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Hall Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Hall Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hall Croft Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hall Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Queen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Radnor Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheapside Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheapside Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Field Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hall Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Market Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Watts Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Britannia Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Britannia Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Britannia Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Watts Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Oakley Road Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lawrence Heyhoe Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawrence Heyhoe Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hall Croft Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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