Postcode district · Lutterworth
Crime in LE17
How much crime is recorded in LE17, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Harborough
- Region
- East Midlands
- Population
- 39,395 (2024)
How safe is LE17
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in LE17, 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
16.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
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).
LE17National
Violence and sexual offences11.723.6
Burglary9.99.1
Anti-social behaviour4.910.7
Other theft4.24.5
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Public order2.64.6
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Shoplifting1.88.4
Other crime1.41.5
Drugs0.82.4
Robbery0.51.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Theft from the person0.22.1
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 14% 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.