Total Crime Rate

101.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 101.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.6 7/10
  • Burglary 7.8 7/10
  • Drugs 7.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Merton Way area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Glen , and the 43rd highest crime rate of 330 local areas in Harborough .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Merton Way (LE8 0NU) in the last 12 months was 101.6 per 1,000 residents and was 178.7% higher than the Glen average (36.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 166.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 62.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 166.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Merton Way (LE8 0NU), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Merton Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order St Wilfrid'S Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Lodge Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leicester Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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