Total Crime Rate

62.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.7 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 62.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.4 4/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 3.7 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lawrence Heyhoe Place area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Shepshed East , and the 245th highest 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 Lawrence Heyhoe Place (LE12 9FH) in the last 12 months was 62.5 per 1,000 residents and was 29.1% lower than the Shepshed East average (88.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 88.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lawrence Heyhoe Place (LE12 9FH), the main crime hotspot is near Watts Drive. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Lawrence Heyhoe Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lawrence Heyhoe Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Oakley Road Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Other theft Radnor Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ennion Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blacksmiths Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheapside Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheapside Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawrence Heyhoe Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Watts Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Watts Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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