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Crime in LE15 8

How much crime is recorded in LE15 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Rutland
Region
East Midlands
Population
19,919 (2024)
Crime

How safe is LE15 8

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in LE15 8, 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
17.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
34
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

LE15 8National
Violence and sexual offences11.223.6
Burglary9.59.1
Shoplifting5.98.4
Anti-social behaviour3.510.7
Vehicle crime3.43.5
Other theft3.14.5
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Public order2.24.6
Drugs1.02.4
Other crime0.91.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Theft from the person0.32.1
Robbery0.31.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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