Total Crime Rate
36.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Kingsway area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 35 local areas in Lutterworth East , and the 164th lowest crime rate of 330 local areas in Harborough .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Kingsway (LE17 4QA) in the last 12 months was 36.3 per 1,000 residents and was 59.1% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 25.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kingsway (LE17 4QA), the main crime hotspot is near Orchard Road. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Lutterworth East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Avery Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | De Verdon Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Avery Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Orchard Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Orchard Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Orchard Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Poplar Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Avery Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | De Verdon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Holmfield Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Firtree Avenue | — |
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