Total Crime Rate

26.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 26.0 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.3 4/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • 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

Piper Close area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Shepshed East , and the 121st lowest crime rate of 553 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 Piper Close (LE12 9TF) in the last 12 months was 26.0 per 1,000 residents and was 67.7% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 17.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Piper Close (LE12 9TF), the main crime hotspot is near Watts Drive. Police recorded 18 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 Piper Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodmans Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Woodmans Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nursery Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Lawrence Heyhoe Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lawrence Heyhoe Place —
Sep 2025Burglary Shepherds Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Watts Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shepherds Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Radnor Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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