Total Crime Rate

264.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

92.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 264.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 92.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 68.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.2 10/10
  • Public order 22.0 9/10
  • Other theft 19.8 10/10
  • Burglary 17.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 8.8 5/10
  • Theft from the person 8.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.8 7/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Robbery 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Church Side area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Shepshed East , and the 30th highest crime rate of 552 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 Church Side (LE12 9RL) in the last 12 months was 264.3 per 1,000 residents and was 199.9% higher than the Shepshed East average (88.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 92.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Side (LE12 9RL), the main crime hotspot is near Lacey Court. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Church Side area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/42)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Moorfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Field Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hall Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hall Croft Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hall Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Hall Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Hall Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Field Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lacey Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hall Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lacey Court Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lacey Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lacey Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lacey Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Lacey Court Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary Lacey Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lacey Court —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hall Croft Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Beech Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lacey Court —
Apr 2026Public order Watts Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Danver'S Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Danver'S Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Danver'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Danver'S Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Watts Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Market Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheapside Under investigation
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Data Sources

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