Total Crime Rate
110.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
38.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026West Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Barleythorpe , and the 9th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Rutland .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around West Road (LE15 6LU) in the last 12 months was 110.6 per 1,000 residents and was 73.5% higher than the Barleythorpe average (63.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 38.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around West Road (LE15 6LU), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Kings Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | The Sidings | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Annes Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | The Sidings | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Derwent Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Graffham Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | West Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | West Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Willoughby Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Balmoral Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Graffham Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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