Total Crime Rate

103.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 103.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 53.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.8 10/10
  • Other theft 11.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

The Chase area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Glen , and the 38th highest crime rate of 328 local areas in Harborough .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Chase (LE8 9EQ) in the last 12 months was 103.5 per 1,000 residents and was 142.3% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 53.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Chase (LE8 9EQ), 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 The Chase area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodbury Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodbury Rise Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hilltop Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holly Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Cherry Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Buckthorn Way —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Coverside Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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