Total Crime Rate

229.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 229.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 83.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 78.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 33.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.2 7/10
  • Public order 11.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.6 8/10
  • Drugs 5.6 6/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

South Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Oakham North East , and the 4th 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 South Street (LE15 6BQ) in the last 12 months was 229.1 per 1,000 residents and was 209.0% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 15 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 Violence and sexual offences ( -70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 33.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 30.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Street (LE15 6BQ), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in South Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Derwent Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
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 High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Annes Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order B640 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft The Sidings Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs The Sidings Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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