Postcode · Market Harborough
Crime in LE16 9ED
How much crime is recorded in LE16 9ED, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Market Harborough Central
- Council
- Harborough
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,543 (2024)
How safe is LE16 9ED
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 49.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LE16 9ED 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
49.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
85
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 9EDNational
Violence and sexual offences42.923.6
Public order9.74.6
Burglary8.49.1
Other theft7.54.5
Anti-social behaviour6.910.7
Criminal damage and arson6.54.7
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Drugs1.92.4
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Other crime1.01.5
Theft from the person0.72.1
Shoplifting0.78.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 7% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.