Total Crime Rate
671.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Church Street area has the highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Oakham North East , and the highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Rutland .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Church Street (LE15 6AA) in the last 12 months was 671.9 per 1,000 residents and was 761.4% higher than the Oakham North East average (78.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 242.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 47.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Church Street (LE15 6AA), the main crime hotspot is near The Sidings. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Oakham North East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Melton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Barlow Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stables Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stables Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | The Sidings | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | The Sidings | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | The Sidings | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Sidings | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Melton Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Melton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
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