Total Crime Rate

326.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

73.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 326.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 214.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 73.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.5 9/10
  • Public order 14.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.8 7/10
  • Other theft 9.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.9 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.9 7/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

John Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Oakham North East , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 100 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 John Street (LE15 6AU) in the last 12 months was 326.8 per 1,000 residents and was 340.9% higher than the Oakham North East average (74.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 73.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around John Street (LE15 6AU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 57 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Graffham Drive (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in John Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Graffham Drive —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Finkey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Annes Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft The Sidings Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs The Sidings Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Derwent Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Graffham Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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