Total Crime Rate

78.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 78.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.3 8/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Other crime 4.7 6/10
  • Public order 4.7 4/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Cowslip Drive area has the 16th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Shepshed East , and the 186th highest crime rate of 553 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 Cowslip Drive (LE12 9QZ) in the last 12 months was 78.2 per 1,000 residents and was 2.9% lower 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 Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 37.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 142.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cowslip Drive (LE12 9QZ), the main crime hotspot is near Clover Road. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cowslip Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cowslip Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cowslip Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marigold Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clover Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Poppy Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clover Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Buttercup Lane —
Sep 2025Public order Primrose Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Paradise Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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