Total Crime Rate

46.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 46.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Meriton Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 35 local areas in Lutterworth East , and the 131st highest 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 Meriton Road (LE17 4QE) in the last 12 months was 46.6 per 1,000 residents and was 47.6% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 31.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 233.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meriton Road (LE17 4QE), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Meriton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Avery Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Beech Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Beech Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chestnut Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Avery Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Holmfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Firtree Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Poplar Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Orchard Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime De Verdon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime De Verdon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Avery Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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