Postcode · Market Harborough
Crime in LE16 9EQ
How much crime is recorded in LE16 9EQ, 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
- 1,461 (2024)
How safe is LE16 9EQ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LE16 9EQ area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
19.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
34
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 9EQNational
Violence and sexual offences14.923.6
Criminal damage and arson5.54.7
Burglary4.89.1
Vehicle crime3.03.5
Anti-social behaviour2.810.7
Public order2.84.6
Other theft1.34.5
Other crime0.71.5
Shoplifting0.58.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 19% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.