Total Crime Rate

78.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 78.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.3 7/10
  • Public order 8.5 7/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Malsbury Avenue area has the 6th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Thurnby & Houghton , and the 63rd highest crime rate of 330 local areas in Harborough .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Malsbury Avenue (LE7 9FQ) in the last 12 months was 78.9 per 1,000 residents and was 13.8% higher than the Thurnby & Houghton average (69.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 42.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Malsbury Avenue (LE7 9FQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Elliots End, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Willows End (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Malsbury Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Facers Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Malsbury Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malsbury Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Corah Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willows End Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willows End Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Willows End —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coulter Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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