Total Crime Rate

42.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 42.2 4/10
  • Violent crimes 30.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.2 5/10
  • Public order 11.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Freehold Street area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Shepshed East , and the 235th lowest crime rate of 552 local areas in Charnwood .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Freehold Street (LE12 9NS) in the last 12 months was 42.2 per 1,000 residents and was 52.2% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 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 8 (≈ 30.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 30.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Freehold Street (LE12 9NS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hall Croft, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Market Place (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Freehold Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beech Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Queen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hall Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hall Croft Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hall Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Beech Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Hall Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Hall Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Market Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hall Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hall Croft Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Romway Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Danver'S Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Danver'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Danver'S Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Danver'S Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Freehold Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Field Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Field Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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