Total Crime Rate
133.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
56.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Neville Close area has the 6th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Shepshed East , and the 91st highest crime rate of 552 local areas in Charnwood .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Neville Close (LE12 9NG) in the last 12 months was 133.8 per 1,000 residents and was 51.8% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 56.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 45.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Neville Close (LE12 9NG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Moorfield Place, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Glenmore Avenue (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mc Carthy Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Belton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | The Paddock | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Paddock | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Marsden Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Glenmore Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Wightman Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Glenfields | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Glenfields | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lenton Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lenton Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lenton Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wightman Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Moorfield Place | Under investigation |
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