Crime Rates at Penn Street, Oakham, LE15 6DP

Penn Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Oakham North East , and the 2nd 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 Penn Street (LE15 6DP) in the last 12 months was 446.9 per 1,000 residents and was 473.0% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 111.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 138.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penn Street (LE15 6DP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Sidings (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.