Total Crime Rate
71.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
32.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Pott Acre area has the 13th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Mountsorrel , and the 215th 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 Pott Acre (LE7 7LT) in the last 12 months was 71.0 per 1,000 residents and was 24.0% higher than the Mountsorrel average (57.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 266.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 32.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pott Acre (LE7 7LT), the main crime hotspot is near Berkeley Close. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Berkeley Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oaktree Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Berkeley Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Berkeley Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Berkeley Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Berkeley Close | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Oaktree Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Kiln Garth | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Oaktree Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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