Postcode · Market Harborough
Crime in LE16 8FD
How much crime is recorded in LE16 8FD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Market Harborough South & Little Bowden
- Council
- Harborough
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,456 (2024)
How safe is LE16 8FD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 10.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LE16 8FD area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
10.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
26
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 8FDNational
Violence and sexual offences6.723.6
Shoplifting5.98.4
Burglary4.99.1
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Anti-social behaviour2.910.7
Bicycle theft2.11.0
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Other theft1.14.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Public order0.14.6
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 17% 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.