Total Crime Rate

182.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

64.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 182.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 81.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 64.9 8/10
  • Public order 35.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.5 5/10
  • Burglary 8.4 8/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.1 1/10
  • Drugs 2.1 1/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Vale End area has the highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Thurnby & Houghton , and the 14th 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 Vale End (LE7 9QL) in the last 12 months was 182.0 per 1,000 residents and was 177.0% higher than the Thurnby & Houghton average (65.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 112.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 64.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 47.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vale End (LE7 9QL), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Vale End area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Telford Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Telford Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Telford Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Langholm Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kinross Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Langholm Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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