Crime Rates at Cotton Croft, Shepshed, Loughborough, LE12 9HR

Cotton Croft area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Shepshed East , and the 244th 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 Cotton Croft (LE12 9HR) in the last 12 months was 63.0 per 1,000 residents and was 28.5% lower than the Shepshed East average (88.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 23.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cotton Croft (LE12 9HR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near King'S Road, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Saint Winefride Road (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.