Postcode district · Loughborough
Crime in LE12
How much crime is recorded in LE12, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Charnwood
- Region
- East Midlands
- Population
- 93,282 (2024)
How safe is LE12
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in LE12, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
23.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
49
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
LE12National
Violence and sexual offences17.223.6
Burglary9.09.1
Anti-social behaviour7.510.7
Criminal damage and arson5.34.7
Shoplifting4.08.4
Public order3.84.6
Other theft3.14.5
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Other crime1.41.5
Drugs1.02.4
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Theft from the person0.52.1
Robbery0.41.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 14% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.