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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)
Crime

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
By type

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
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 5% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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