Postcode · Market Harborough
Crime in LE16 7EB
How much crime is recorded in LE16 7EB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Market Harborough West, Great Bowden & Lubenham
- Council
- Harborough
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,789 (2024)
How safe is LE16 7EB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 47.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LE16 7EB area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
47.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
80
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).
LE16 7EBNational
Violence and sexual offences45.223.6
Other crime9.31.5
Burglary7.79.1
Anti-social behaviour6.710.7
Public order5.94.6
Criminal damage and arson5.34.7
Shoplifting2.48.4
Drugs2.22.4
Other theft0.74.5
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Robbery0.21.4
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 11% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.