Crime in Loughborough
Recorded crime in Loughborough is 1.9 times the Charnwood average and 1.6 times the England and Wales average. Over 5 years it has fallen 18%. Most of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences). Police data to August 2026.
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Loughborough: about 28,652 residents in 21 neighbourhoods.
- Safety in the UK
- 2/10High crime
- Living
- 7.9/10Good
- 5-year change
- −18%fewer crimes
- vs the council
- 1.9×the Charnwood average
Neighbourhoods by Safety
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Loughborough.
Crime over 5 years
Down 18% in 5 years Recorded crimes within 1.5 km of Loughborough, anti-social behaviour left out.
What is recorded
Crime severity: 1.9× the Charnwood average (1.6× the England and Wales average). 136 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
- Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 55% of the harm here
- Burglary: 20% of the harm here
- Robbery: 6% of the harm here
Anti-social behaviour: 18 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.
Crimes recorded in Charnwood (the whole council area)
April 2025 to March 2026, for the whole Charnwood council area, not only Loughborough. Source: Home Office, police recorded crime by community safety partnership.
| Type | Crimes in 2025/26 | Per 1,000 residents | Change on 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars stolen | 293 | 1.6 | About the same |
| Cars broken into | 459 | 2.4 | Down 21% |
| Vandalism (homes, other buildings and vehicles) | 691 | 3.7 | Up 4% |
| Burglary of homes | 433 | 2.3 | Down 27% |
| Homicide (murder and manslaughter) | 0 | - | - |
Under 10 a year: no rate or change, the numbers are too small to compare.
How often crimes lead to a charge in LE11
In LE11, the postcode district at the centre of Loughborough, 9% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%).
- Charged or summonsed
- Caution or other action
- Suspect found, not prosecuted
- No suspect identified
- Still open
Show as a table
| Type | Crimes | Charged or summonsed | Caution or other action | Suspect found, not prosecuted | No suspect identified | Still open |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 2,101 | 8% | 8% | 63% | 19% | 2% |
| Shoplifting | 829 | 21% | 2% | 12% | 65% | 0% |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 548 | 8% | 4% | 25% | 63% | 0% |
| Public order | 545 | 7% | 7% | 48% | 37% | 1% |
| Other theft | 509 | 2% | 1% | 20% | 75% | 2% |
| Burglary | 371 | 9% | 1% | 12% | 77% | 1% |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 367 | 2% | 1% | 11% | 85% | 1% |
| Drugs | 159 | 19% | 37% | 26% | 9% | 8% |
| Bicycle theft | 148 | 1% | 0% | 6% | 93% | 0% |
| Other crime | 125 | 6% | 4% | 62% | 21% | 6% |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 63 | 3% | 0% | 25% | 67% | 5% |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 55 | 45% | 13% | 29% | 9% | 4% |
| Robbery | 55 | 9% | 0% | 38% | 51% | 2% |
Uses the latest outcome police have recorded so far. 2% of these crimes are still open, so the final figures may be a little higher.
Crime by type
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, most serious first, not counting anti-social behaviour.
| Type | Per 1,000 a year |
|---|---|
| Robbery | 1.4 |
| Burglary | 10.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 44.7 |
| Drugs | 4.7 |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 1.4 |
| Other crime | 2.7 |
| Other theft | 12.3 |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 1.6 |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 9.1 |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 13.5 |
| Public order | 13.5 |
| Bicycle theft | 5.8 |
| Shoplifting | 15.3 |
Postcode districts in Loughborough
Nearby towns
Council: Charnwood
Questions about crime in Loughborough
- Is Loughborough a safe place to live?
- Loughborough scores 2 out of 10 for safety (high crime), compared with every neighbourhood in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Crime severity is 1.9 times the Charnwood average.
- Is crime going up or down in Loughborough?
- Down 18% over 5 years, from 4,570 recorded crimes a year to 3,734.
- What is the most common crime in Loughborough?
- The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 45 per 1,000 residents a year.
- How does crime in Loughborough compare with Charnwood?
- Crime severity in Loughborough is 1.9 times the Charnwood average.
- How often does crime lead to a charge in Loughborough?
- In LE11, the postcode district at the centre of Loughborough, 9% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%). 46% were closed without a suspect being identified.
- How many burglaries are solved in Loughborough?
- Of 371 burglaries reported in LE11, the postcode district at the centre of Loughborough between September 2024 and August 2025, 9% led to someone being charged or summonsed and 77% were closed with no suspect identified.
- How many cars are stolen in Loughborough?
- In Charnwood, the council area Loughborough is in, the police recorded 293 cars stolen in 2025/26 (April 2025 to March 2026), 1.6 per 1,000 residents, about the same as the year before.
- Is vandalism common in Loughborough?
- 691 acts of vandalism to homes, other buildings and vehicles were recorded in 2025/26, in Charnwood, the council area Loughborough is in, 3.7 per 1,000 residents, 0.8 times the England and Wales average.
- How many murders were there in Loughborough last year?
- No homicides (murder or manslaughter) were recorded in 2025/26, in Charnwood, the council area Loughborough is in, against 0 the year before.