Total Crime Rate
13.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
4.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ringwood Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Shepshed East , and the 47th 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 Ringwood Road (LE12 9SB) in the last 12 months was 13.0 per 1,000 residents and was 85.3% lower than the Shepshed East average (88.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ringwood Road (LE12 9SB), the main crime hotspot is near Watts Drive. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Lawrence Heyhoe Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Oakley Road | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Radnor Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lawrence Heyhoe Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Watts Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Watts Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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