Total Crime Rate

59.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 59.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 30.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.7 8/10
  • Public order 5.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Other crime 1.7 1/10
  • Other theft 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cowslip Lane area has the 9th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Thurnby & Houghton , and the 98th highest crime rate of 328 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 Cowslip Lane (LE7 9TZ) in the last 12 months was 59.9 per 1,000 residents and was 8.8% lower than the Thurnby & Houghton average (65.7 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 Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 30.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cowslip Lane (LE7 9TZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bryony Close, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Meadowsweet Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cowslip Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Bryony Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bryony Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spencer Clarke Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ivatt Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alice Hawkins Drive —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Campion Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Campion Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Campion Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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