Total Crime Rate
101.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025The Close area has the 5th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Bosworth , and the 42nd highest crime rate of 330 local areas in Harborough .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around The Close (LE17 6BD) in the last 12 months was 101.7 per 1,000 residents and was 157.6% higher than the Bosworth average (39.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 33.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Close (LE17 6BD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Close, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fir Tree Lane (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bosworth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fir Tree Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rugby Road | — |
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