Total Crime Rate

158.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 158.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 88.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.6 4/10
  • Public order 10.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Burglary 1.8 1/10
  • Drugs 1.8 1/10
  • Other crime 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Station Lane 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 Station Lane (LE7 9UG) 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 Station Lane (LE7 9UG), the main crime hotspot is near Lyncroft Leys. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Station Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lyncroft Leys Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lyncroft Leys Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thurncourt Gardens —
Sep 2025Burglary Thurncourt Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Thurncourt Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Southfield Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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