Total Crime Rate

34.5 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 34.5 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.3 4/10
  • Public order 7.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Forest Street area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Shepshed East , and the 178th lowest crime rate of 553 local areas in Charnwood .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Forest Street (LE12 9BZ) in the last 12 months was 34.5 per 1,000 residents and was 57.2% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 23.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forest Street (LE12 9BZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Queen Street, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Westoby Close (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Forest Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Queen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Well Yard Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Butthole Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Side Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sullington Road Local resolution
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Data Sources

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