Total Crime Rate
24.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
9.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Chapel 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 9AG) 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 9AG), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Queen Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cheapside | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Market Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Market Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hall Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hall Croft | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hall Croft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Queen Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Queen Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hall Croft | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Hall Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Field Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Field Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cheapside | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Hall Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Radnor Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Market Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Britannia Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Britannia Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Britannia Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Oakley Road | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Watts Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Moorfield Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Watts Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Belton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Hall Croft | Under investigation |
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