Total Crime Rate

54.0 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 54.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.0 7/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 1.5 1/10
  • Public order 1.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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

Dalby Avenue area has the 11th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Thurnby & Houghton , and the 110th highest crime rate of 330 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 Dalby Avenue (LE7 9RE) in the last 12 months was 54.0 per 1,000 residents and was 22.1% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 27.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 60.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dalby Avenue (LE7 9RE), 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 Dalby Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wadkins Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bryony Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadowsweet Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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