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Crime in DE74 2HS
How much crime is recorded in DE74 2HS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Kegworth & Belton
- Council
- North West Leicestershire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,954 (2024)
How safe is DE74 2HS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 18.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DE74 2HS area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
18.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
31
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
DE74 2HSNational
Violence and sexual offences11.623.6
Vehicle crime5.33.5
Burglary5.19.1
Anti-social behaviour3.810.7
Criminal damage and arson3.84.7
Public order2.34.6
Other theft1.84.5
Shoplifting0.78.4
Other crime0.31.5
Drugs0.02.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.