Crap Towns / Countesthorpe / Crime

How much crime is there in Countesthorpe?

The police recorded 43.5 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Countesthorpe from September 2023 to August 2026, 43% lower than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 18.3. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 39.2, down from 41.5 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	41.5	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	49.7	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	39.2	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	18.3	34.1
Shoplifting	8.7	7.1
Public order	4.3	6.6
Burglary	3.2	3.1
Vehicle crime	2.7	3.8
Criminal damage and arson	2.4	7.0
Other theft	2.0	5.4
Other crime	0.7	2.0
Drugs	0.5	2.4
Possession of weapons	0.3	0.8
Bicycle theft	0.2	0.5
Theft from the person	0.2	0.4
Robbery	0.1	0.6

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Leicester	8.7 km	114
Enderby and Narborough	5.1 km	69.1
Wigston	4.3 km	68.3
Earl Shilton	11.5 km	62.2
Lutterworth	12.1 km	55.4
Blaby and Whetstone	2.1 km	52.4
Leicester Forest East and Kirby Muxloe	9.1 km	49.1
Oadby	7.2 km	47.6
Countesthorpe	–	43.5
Broughton Astley	5.5 km	35.4
Kibworth Beauchamp and Kibworth Harcourt	10.4 km	29.9
The typical town	–	76.2