Total Crime Rate

145.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

71.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 145.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 71.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.8 9/10
  • Burglary 16.2 10/10
  • Other theft 13.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.6 6/10
  • Public order 11.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Orchard Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Thurnby & Houghton , and the 22nd highest crime rate of 328 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 Orchard Close (LE7 9BN) in the last 12 months was 145.5 per 1,000 residents and was 121.5% higher than the Thurnby & Houghton average (65.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 125.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 71.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orchard Close (LE7 9BN), the main crime hotspot is near Lyncroft Leys. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Orchard Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Homestone Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sunbury Green —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunbury Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lyncroft Leys —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lyncroft Leys —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Lyncroft Leys Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyncroft Leys Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyncroft Leys Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Homestone Rise Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leybury Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Comrie Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Comrie Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kirkwall Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thurncourt Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thurncourt Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thurncourt Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eddystone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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