Total Crime Rate
44.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
22.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cooks Lane area has the 14th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Ullesthorpe , and the 135th highest crime rate of 328 local areas in Harborough .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Cooks Lane (LE9 4FE) in the last 12 months was 44.3 per 1,000 residents and was 24.9% lower than the Ullesthorpe average (59.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 22.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cooks Lane (LE9 4FE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pougher Close (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Moat Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lockley Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Moat Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Moat Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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