Total Crime Rate
23.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
16.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Harrington Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Shepshed East , and the 114th lowest crime rate of 552 local areas in Charnwood .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Harrington Road (LE12 9PQ) in the last 12 months was 23.7 per 1,000 residents and was 73.2% 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Harrington Road (LE12 9PQ), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Danver'S Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Danver'S Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Danver'S Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Danver'S Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Freehold Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Beech Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Beech Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Romway Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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