Total Crime Rate

56.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 56.9 5/10
  • Violent crimes 17.5 4/10
  • Other theft 17.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.4 3/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Shoplifting 4.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Burglary 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Public order 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Western Cottages area has the 19th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Bosworth , and the 103rd highest crime rate of 328 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 Western Cottages (LE17 6HW) in the last 12 months was 56.9 per 1,000 residents and was 58.3% higher than the Bosworth average (35.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 17.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Western Cottages (LE17 6HW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Knighton Yard, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pincet Lane (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Western Cottages area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
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Data Sources

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