Crime Rates at Main Street, Scraptoft, Leicester, LE7 9TD

Main Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Thurnby & Houghton , and the 17th highest crime rate of 330 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 Main Street (LE7 9TD) in the last 12 months was 158.7 per 1,000 residents and was 129.1% higher than the Thurnby & Houghton average (69.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 31.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 67.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Main Street (LE7 9TD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 58 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lyncroft Leys (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.