Total Crime Rate

86.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 86.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.4 7/10
  • Public order 10.8 7/10
  • Shoplifting 8.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.4 3/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Drugs 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

High Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Bosworth , and the 56th 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 High Street (LE8 8AJ) in the last 12 months was 86.3 per 1,000 residents and was 118.5% higher than the Bosworth average (39.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 45.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (LE8 8AJ), the main crime hotspot is near High Street. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Priest Meadow Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order School Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lovelace Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime School Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime School Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson School Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Kibworth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Albert Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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