Total Crime Rate

130.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 130.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.0 8/10
  • Public order 19.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.6 7/10
  • Other theft 9.6 8/10
  • Theft from the person 6.4 7/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

The Oval area has the 5th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Ullesthorpe , and the 28th 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 The Oval (LE9 4JS) in the last 12 months was 130.6 per 1,000 residents and was 97.1% higher than the Ullesthorpe average (66.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 70.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 83.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Oval (LE9 4JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Carey Hill Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Oval area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Johnson Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Church View Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Johnson Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Johnson Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Oval
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carey Hill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carey Hill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carey Hill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Carey Hill Road Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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