Total Crime Rate

53.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 53.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.0 5/10
  • Public order 9.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

The Square area has the 12th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Thurnby & Houghton , and the 111th highest crime rate of 330 local areas in Harborough .

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 The Square (LE7 9PX) in the last 12 months was 53.8 per 1,000 residents and was 22.3% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 28.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 800.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Square (LE7 9PX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Grange Lane, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Holmleigh Gardens (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grange Lane —
Sep 2025Other theft Grange Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bradgate Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bradgate Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Holmleigh Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Luke'S Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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