Total Crime Rate

181.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

114.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 181.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 114.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 100.6 10/10
  • Other theft 17.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.4 8/10
  • Public order 14.4 8/10
  • Shoplifting 14.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Ashby Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Shepshed East , and the 52nd highest crime rate of 552 local areas in Charnwood .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ashby Road (LE12 9BE) in the last 12 months was 181.0 per 1,000 residents and was 105.4% higher 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 114.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -32.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashby Road (LE12 9BE), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Ashby Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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