Total Crime Rate
185.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
66.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026The Hill Drive area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Lutterworth East , and the 13th highest crime rate of 328 local areas in Harborough .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around The Hill Drive (LE17 4BJ) in the last 12 months was 185.4 per 1,000 residents and was 120.9% higher than the Lutterworth East average (83.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 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). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -54.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 66.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Hill Drive (LE17 4BJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hill Drive, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapel Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Church Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hill Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Riverside Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Church Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Church Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Station Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coach House Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coach House Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Gate | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Church Gate | — |
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