Total Crime Rate

162.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.3 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 162.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 82.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 35.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.1 8/10
  • Public order 12.4 8/10
  • Drugs 1.8 1/10
  • Other crime 1.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Padgate Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Thurnby & Houghton , and the 18th highest crime rate of 328 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 Padgate Close (LE7 9UL) in the last 12 months was 162.3 per 1,000 residents and was 147.0% higher than the Thurnby & Houghton average (65.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 35.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 37.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Padgate Close (LE7 9UL), the main crime hotspot is near Alice Hawkins Drive. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Padgate Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leybury Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Cuttings Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spencer Clarke Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alice Hawkins Drive —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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