Total Crime Rate

229.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 229.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 114.9 10/10
  • Public order 28.7 10/10
  • Other theft 25.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 14.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.6 5/10
  • Burglary 8.6 8/10
  • Other crime 5.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Brendon Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Shepshed East , and the 39th highest crime rate of 553 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 Brendon Close (LE12 9BG) in the last 12 months was 229.9 per 1,000 residents and was 185.6% higher 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 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 143.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 56.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brendon Close (LE12 9BG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Nook Close, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fairway Road South (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Brendon Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Park Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brendon Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brendon Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Newlands Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Brendon Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Temple Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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