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Crime in LE8 8

How much crime is recorded in LE8 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Harborough
Region
East Midlands
Population
9,401 (2024)
Crime

How safe is LE8 8

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in LE8 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
16.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
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).

LE8 8National
Violence and sexual offences12.823.6
Burglary5.69.1
Anti-social behaviour4.210.7
Criminal damage and arson3.94.7
Public order3.14.6
Other theft2.54.5
Drugs2.12.4
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Other crime1.51.5
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Shoplifting1.08.4
Robbery0.41.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 19% 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.

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