Total Crime Rate
7.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
1.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Devana Way area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in Glen , and the 20th lowest crime rate of 328 local areas in Harborough .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Devana Way (LE8 9AE) in the last 12 months was 7.6 per 1,000 residents and was 82.2% lower than the Glen average (42.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 1.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Devana Way (LE8 9AE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Buckthorn Way, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woodbury Rise (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hilltop Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Holly Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodbury Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Coverside Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Woodbury Rise | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Buckthorn Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Aspen Close | Under investigation |
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