Total Crime Rate

102.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 102.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 41.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.8 8/10
  • Other crime 9.6 9/10
  • Other theft 9.6 8/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.2 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Newlands Avenue area has the 12th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Shepshed East , and the 129th highest crime rate of 552 local areas in Charnwood .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Newlands Avenue (LE12 9DW) in the last 12 months was 102.6 per 1,000 residents and was 16.4% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -7.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 41.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newlands Avenue (LE12 9DW), the main crime hotspot is near Nook Close. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Newlands Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Leicester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nook Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Pennine Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairway Road South Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fairway Road South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Porlock Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brendon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brendon Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Nook Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nook Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Nook Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nook Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Temple Close —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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