Total Crime Rate

108.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 108.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.7 8/10
  • Public order 17.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 10.2 5/10
  • Burglary 6.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.8 5/10
  • Other theft 6.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bitteswell Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Lutterworth East , and the 35th highest crime rate of 330 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 Bitteswell Road (LE17 4EY) in the last 12 months was 108.5 per 1,000 residents and was 22.1% higher than the Lutterworth East average (88.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 54.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bitteswell Road (LE17 4EY), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bitteswell Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour George Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour George Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hazeland Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hazeland Court —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Spencer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hazeland Court —
Sep 2025Public order Church Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
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Data Sources

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