Total Crime Rate

90.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 90.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 24.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.6 6/10
  • Other crime 16.4 10/10
  • Drugs 8.2 8/10
  • Shoplifting 8.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Burton Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Lubenham , and the 52nd 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 Burton Street (LE16 9GY) in the last 12 months was 90.2 per 1,000 residents and was 10.3% lower than the Lubenham average (100.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 24.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burton Street (LE16 9GY), the main crime hotspot is near Medora Close. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Burton Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fleetwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Medora Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Medora Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Medora Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Medora Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Medora Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Medora Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Medora Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Medora Close Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Medora Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Medora Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Limner Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Summerhill Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fleetwood Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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