Total Crime Rate

26.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 26.7 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Other theft 4.9 5/10
  • Public order 2.4 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chapel Street area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Shepshed East , and the 127th lowest 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 Chapel Street (LE12 9AF) in the last 12 months was 26.7 per 1,000 residents and was 66.8% lower than the Shepshed East average (80.5 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 Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 14.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chapel Street (LE12 9AF), the main crime hotspot is near Market Place. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chapel Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Thimble Mill Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Lawrence Heyhoe Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Watts Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brook Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cheapside Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Queen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Market Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Market Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Market Place —
Sep 2025Burglary Harriman Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Radnor Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lawrence Heyhoe Place —
Sep 2025Burglary Field Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Bridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Pick Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Palace Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Burglary Britannia Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Palace Close —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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