Crime Rates at Hartopp Close, Bushby, Leicester, LE7 9ND

Hartopp Close area has the 12th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Thurnby & Houghton , and the 116th 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 Hartopp Close (LE7 9ND) in the last 12 months was 51.0 per 1,000 residents and was 22.4% lower 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -11.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 25.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 60.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hartopp Close (LE7 9ND), the main crime hotspot is near Harcourt Grove. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.