Total Crime Rate

100.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.7 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 100.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 41.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.0 8/10
  • Drugs 16.7 9/10
  • Other theft 16.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Northfield Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Lubenham , and the 42nd highest crime rate of 328 local areas in Harborough .

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 Northfield Avenue (LE16 7GP) in the last 12 months was 100.0 per 1,000 residents and was 0.5% lower than the Lubenham average (100.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 41.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Northfield Avenue (LE16 7GP), the main crime hotspot is near North Close. Police recorded 7 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Northfield Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sutton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Northfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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