Total Crime Rate

42.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.3 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 42.0 4/10
  • Violent crimes 23.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.0 4/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Finch Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Glen , and the 144th 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 Finch Road (LE8 0WE) in the last 12 months was 42.0 per 1,000 residents and was 1.7% lower than the Glen average (42.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 23.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Finch Road (LE8 0WE), the main crime hotspot is near Dairy Way. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Finch Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Manse Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thackney Leys —
Apr 2026Other crime Bush Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bush Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bailey Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ploughed Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ploughed Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Ploughed Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lloyd George Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dairy Way Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Glebeland —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Polwell Road Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dairy Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bailey Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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