Total Crime Rate
88.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cold Overton Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Barleythorpe , and the 12th 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 Cold Overton Road (LE15 6NU) in the last 12 months was 88.5 per 1,000 residents and was 36.9% higher than the Barleythorpe average (64.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 48.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 21.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cold Overton Road (LE15 6NU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near John Clare Close, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Further/Higher Educational Building (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Barleythorpe| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hectors Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | John Clare Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | John Clare Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | John Clare Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | John Clare Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Coleridge Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Coleridge Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
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