Total Crime Rate

62.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.7 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 62.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.4 4/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 3.7 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Northwood Drive area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Shepshed East , and the 245th highest 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 Northwood Drive (LE12 9SL) in the last 12 months was 62.5 per 1,000 residents and was 29.1% lower than the Shepshed East average (88.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 88.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Northwood Drive (LE12 9SL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lawrence Heyhoe Place, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shepherds Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Northwood Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Radnor Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lawrence Heyhoe Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawrence Heyhoe Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ennion Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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