Total Crime Rate
80.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Thorpe Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Shepshed East , and the 179th highest crime rate of 553 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 80.6 per 1,000 residents and was 0.1% higher than the Shepshed East average (80.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 52.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Thorpe Road (LE12 9LX), the main crime hotspot is near Longcliffe Road. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Shepshed East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Springfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Griffin Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Springfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thorpe Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Mc Carthy Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Longcliffe Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Longcliffe Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thorpe Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Glenfields | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Griffin Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Griffin Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thorpe Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Springfield Road | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Glenmore Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blackbrook Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blackbrook Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Paradise Close | Under investigation |
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