Total Crime Rate
94.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
72.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Thorpe Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Shepshed East , and the 152nd highest crime rate of 552 local areas in Charnwood .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Thorpe Road (LE12 9LX) in the last 12 months was 94.4 per 1,000 residents and was 7.1% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 72.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Thorpe Road (LE12 9LX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Blackbrook Close (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Orchard Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blackbrook Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Glenfields | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Glenfields | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mc Carthy Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Paradise Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Glenmore Avenue | Under investigation |
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