Total Crime Rate

79.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 79.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 43.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Public order 5.1 5/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Wheatley Avenue area has the 4th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Braunston & Martinsthorpe , and the 18th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Rutland .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wheatley Avenue (LE15 9SN) in the last 12 months was 79.1 per 1,000 residents and was 146.2% higher than the Braunston & Martinsthorpe average (32.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 43.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wheatley Avenue (LE15 9SN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wilkes Gardens (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wheatley Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Samuel Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Reeve'S Yard
Apr 2026Other crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Ayston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Samuel Court Under investigation

Data Sources

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