Postcode · Market Harborough
Crime in LE16 9RB
How much crime is recorded in LE16 9RB, 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
- 2,112 (2024)
How safe is LE16 9RB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 11.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LE16 9RB area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
11.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
22
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 9RBNational
Violence and sexual offences8.723.6
Anti-social behaviour4.410.7
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Burglary2.59.1
Other theft1.44.5
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Other crime1.01.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Drugs0.52.4
Public order0.34.6
Shoplifting0.38.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 40% 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.