Total Crime Rate

338.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

79.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 338.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 154.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 79.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 65.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.3 9/10
  • Public order 18.8 9/10
  • Burglary 14.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.4 8/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Deacon Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Shepshed East , and the 23rd highest crime rate of 552 local areas in Charnwood .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Deacon Close (LE12 9JH) in the last 12 months was 338.0 per 1,000 residents and was 283.5% higher than the Shepshed East average (88.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 79.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Deacon Close (LE12 9JH), the main crime hotspot is near Lacey Court. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Deacon Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (29/29)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Danver'S Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Queen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Danver'S Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Danver'S Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Freehold Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Leicester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Field Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Field Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saint Botolph Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Saint Botolph Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lacey Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lacey Court Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lacey Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lacey Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Beech Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saint Winefride Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beech Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Romway Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lacey Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lacey Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lacey Court —
Apr 2026Burglary Lacey Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Lacey Court Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lacey Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Danver'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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