Total Crime Rate

11.3 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

2.8 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 11.3 1/10
  • Violent crimes 2.8 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • 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

Welford Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Bosworth , and the 35th lowest crime rate of 328 local areas in Harborough .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Welford Road (LE8 5WA) in the last 12 months was 11.3 per 1,000 residents and was 68.6% lower than the Bosworth average (35.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Welford Road (LE8 5WA), the main crime hotspot is near Fleckney Lane, with 1 recorded incidents. This location is within roughly 0.3 miles of the postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Welford Road area

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Data Sources

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