Postcode · Oakham
Crime in LE15 8BL
How much crime is recorded in LE15 8BL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Market Overton, Cottesmore & Empingham
- Council
- Rutland
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,374 (2024)
LE15 8BLOakham
How safe is LE15 8BL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LE15 8BL 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
17.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
34
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
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 8BLNational
Violence and sexual offences9.123.6
Vehicle crime6.13.5
Burglary4.39.1
Anti-social behaviour4.110.7
Public order3.64.6
Other theft3.64.5
Drugs2.32.4
Criminal damage and arson1.84.7
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Other crime0.51.5
Shoplifting0.18.4
Theft from the person0.12.1
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 11% 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.