Crime Rates at Harborough Road, Oadby, Leicester, LE2 4LD

Harborough Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Oadby Brocks Hill , and the 74th highest crime rate of 179 local areas in Oadby and Wigston .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Harborough Road (LE2 4LD) in the last 12 months was 51.9 per 1,000 residents and was 4.8% lower than the Oadby Brocks Hill average (54.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -78.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harborough Road (LE2 4LD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near London Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.