Total Crime Rate
150.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Griffin Close area has the 6th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Shepshed East , and the 81st highest crime rate of 553 local areas in Charnwood .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Griffin Close (LE12 9QQ) in the last 12 months was 150.8 per 1,000 residents and was 87.3% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -6.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 85.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 73.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Griffin Close (LE12 9QQ), 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Griffin Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thorpe Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thorpe Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thorpe Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Paradise Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Longcliffe Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Longcliffe Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Griffin Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blackbrook Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blackbrook Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Griffin Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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