Total Crime Rate

61.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.2 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 61.1 6/10
  • Violent crimes 26.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.8 8/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Buckthorn Way area has the 9th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Glen , and the 95th 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 Buckthorn Way (LE8 9AL) in the last 12 months was 61.1 per 1,000 residents and was 43.2% higher 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 26.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Buckthorn Way (LE8 9AL), 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.

Crime Over Time in Buckthorn Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hilltop Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Coverside Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holly Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodbury Rise Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Public order Oak Tree Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Buckthorn Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aspen Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodbury Rise Under investigation
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Data Sources

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