Total Crime Rate
144.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
53.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Kings Road area has the highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Barleythorpe , and the 6th 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 Kings Road (LE15 6PD) in the last 12 months was 144.5 per 1,000 residents and was 126.7% higher than the Barleythorpe average (63.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs 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 14 (≈ 53.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kings Road (LE15 6PD), the main crime hotspot is near Graffham Drive. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Kings Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | West Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Graffham Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | West Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Graffham Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| 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 | — |
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