Total Crime Rate
151.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
63.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Burton Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Lutterworth East , and the 21st 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 Burton Close (LE17 4FJ) in the last 12 months was 151.5 per 1,000 residents and was 80.5% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 63.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Burton Close (LE17 4FJ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Riverside Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Burton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coach House Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coach House Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Boundary Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Boundary Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Faringdon Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Station Road | — |
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