Total Crime Rate

53.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 53.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.0 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.0 4/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Stirling Drive area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Thurnby & Houghton , and the 116th 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 Stirling Drive (LE7 9QT) in the last 12 months was 53.2 per 1,000 residents and was 23.2% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 29.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stirling Drive (LE7 9QT), the main crime hotspot is near Meadowsweet Close. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Stirling Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Forest Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadowsweet Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Forest Rise Under investigation
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Data Sources

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