Postcode district · Oakham
Crime in LE15
How much crime is recorded in LE15, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Rutland
- Region
- East Midlands
- Population
- 47,457 (2024)
LE15Postcode district · Oakham
How safe is LE15
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in LE15, 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
16.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
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).
LE15National
Violence and sexual offences11.223.6
Burglary7.09.1
Shoplifting4.88.4
Anti-social behaviour3.510.7
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Vehicle crime2.63.5
Public order2.54.6
Other theft2.54.5
Other crime1.31.5
Drugs0.92.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Theft from the person0.42.1
Robbery0.21.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 9% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.