Postcode district · Market Harborough
Crime in LE16
How much crime is recorded in LE16, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Harborough
- Region
- East Midlands
- Population
- 49,382 (2024)
How safe is LE16
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in LE16, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
18.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
40
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).
LE16National
Violence and sexual offences14.323.6
Burglary7.69.1
Shoplifting5.28.4
Anti-social behaviour5.110.7
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Public order3.14.6
Other theft2.84.5
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Other crime1.31.5
Drugs1.12.4
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Theft from the person0.62.1
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Robbery0.41.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 5% 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.