Total Crime Rate
17.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
6.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Brookside Close area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Shepshed East , and the 71st lowest 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 Brookside Close (LE12 9HL) in the last 12 months was 17.6 per 1,000 residents and was 80.0% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 6.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Brookside Close (LE12 9HL), the main crime hotspot is near Saint Winefride Road. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Leicester Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Saint Winefride Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Saint Botolph Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Saint Botolph Road | Under investigation |
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