Total Crime Rate

150.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 150.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.1 8/10
  • Public order 15.1 9/10
  • Burglary 10.1 8/10
  • Drugs 5.0 6/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Theft from the person 5.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Griffin 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.

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Crime Over Time in Griffin Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Griffin Close
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thorpe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thorpe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thorpe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Paradise Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longcliffe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longcliffe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Griffin Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackbrook Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackbrook Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Griffin Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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