Crime in Harborough
Recorded crime in Harborough is 0.5 times the England and Wales average. Over 5 years it has fallen 8%. Most of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences). Police data to August 2026.
104,713 residents in 52 neighbourhoods.
- Safety in the UK
- 7/10Low crime
- Safety in the world
- 8/10Low crime
- Living
- 5.1/10Fair
- 5-year change
- −8%fewer crimes
Crime over 5 years
Down 8% in 5 years Recorded crimes in Harborough, anti-social behaviour left out.
What is recorded
Crime severity: 0.5× the England and Wales average. 44 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
- Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 59% of the harm here
- Burglary: 22% of the harm here
- Other theft: 5% of the harm here
Anti-social behaviour: 6 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.
Crime by type
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, most serious first, not counting anti-social behaviour.
| Type | Per 1,000 a year |
|---|---|
| Robbery | 0.2 |
| Burglary | 3.8 |
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 16.2 |
| Drugs | 0.8 |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 0.3 |
| Other crime | 1.2 |
| Other theft | 4.4 |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 0.3 |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 4.3 |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 4.8 |
| Public order | 3.9 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.3 |
| Shoplifting | 3.4 |
What crimes are recorded in Harborough
44.5 crimes per 1,000 residents were recorded in Harborough in 2025/26 (England and Wales: 83.2).
Our total for April 2025 to March 2026: 4,606. Home Office recorded crime: 4,657 (1% apart).
Crimes recorded by the police, April 2025 to March 2026. Source: Home Office, police recorded crime by community safety partnership.
| Type | Crimes in 2025/26 | Per 1,000 residents | Change on 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars stolen | 114 | 1.1 | Down 11% |
| Cars broken into | 153 | 1.5 | Down 42% |
| Vehicle tampering | 19 | 0.18 | Down 58% |
| Vandalism to homes | 64 | 0.61 | Up 39% |
| Vandalism to other buildings | 40 | 0.38 | Up 67% |
| Vandalism to vehicles | 126 | 1.2 | Up 21% |
| Arson | 30 | 0.29 | Up 25% |
| Burglary of homes | 159 | 1.5 | Down 39% |
| Burglary of businesses | 103 | 0.98 | Up 7% |
| Homicide (murder and manslaughter) | 0 | - | - |
| Carrying a knife or blade | 11 | 0.11 | Down 27% |
| Carrying other weapons (including guns) | 35 | 0.33 | Up 35% |
| Robbery of people | 16 | 0.15 | Up 33% |
| Robbery of businesses | 5 | - | - |
| Violence with injury | 515 | 4.9 | Down 11% |
| Violence without injury | 548 | 5.2 | Up 4% |
| Stalking and harassment | 586 | 5.6 | Down 5% |
| Sexual offences | 215 | 2.1 | Down 12% |
| Shoplifting | 439 | 4.2 | Down 12% |
| Bicycle theft | 23 | 0.22 | About the same |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 27 | 0.26 | Down 4% |
| Drug dealing | 36 | 0.34 | About the same |
| Drug possession | 67 | 0.64 | Up 52% |
Under 10 a year: no rate or change, the numbers are too small to compare. These are council-area figures: police.uk street-level data, used for the map and the Safety score, only has the broad categories, and no source publishes murders or stabbings by street.
Leicestershire Police area: 696 offences involving a knife or sharp instrument in 2025/26 (779 the year before). This covers the whole police force area, not only Harborough.
Source: Home Office, police recorded knife crime by police force.
Police and Crime Commissioner: Rupert Matthews (Leicestershire) →
How often crimes lead to a charge
In Harborough, 7% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%).
- Charged or summonsed
- Caution or other action
- Suspect found, not prosecuted
- No suspect identified
- Still open
Show as a table
| Type | Crimes | Charged or summonsed | Caution or other action | Suspect found, not prosecuted | No suspect identified | Still open |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 1,905 | 6% | 13% | 61% | 17% | 3% |
| Shoplifting | 451 | 26% | 2% | 10% | 62% | 0% |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 434 | 5% | 8% | 25% | 61% | 0% |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 420 | 3% | 1% | 10% | 85% | 0% |
| Public order | 413 | 6% | 10% | 42% | 41% | 1% |
| Other theft | 386 | 2% | 3% | 14% | 78% | 3% |
| Burglary | 349 | 4% | 1% | 10% | 83% | 1% |
| Other crime | 145 | 6% | 21% | 30% | 35% | 8% |
| Drugs | 88 | 8% | 55% | 19% | 16% | 2% |
Uses the latest outcome police have recorded so far. 2% of these crimes are still open, so the final figures may be a little higher.
Road collisions
Harborough, 2023 to 2025: 90 road collisions a year with someone hurt, 40 of them with someone killed or seriously injured. 15 collisions were fatal in those 3 years.
0.9 a year per 1,000 residents (Great Britain 1.5). 44% of them killed or seriously injured someone (Great Britain 26%).
Collisions on public roads that the police recorded where someone was hurt, counted where they happened, so busy through roads and town centres with few residents come out high. Serious and slight use the Department for Transport's adjusted severity, comparable between police forces. Source: Department for Transport road casualty statistics (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Questions about crime in Harborough
- Is Harborough a safe place to live?
- Harborough scores 7 out of 10 for safety (low crime), compared with every neighbourhood in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
- Is crime going up or down in Harborough?
- Down 8% over 5 years, from 5,156 recorded crimes a year to 4,731.
- What is the most common crime in Harborough?
- The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 16 per 1,000 residents a year.
- How often does crime lead to a charge in Harborough?
- In Harborough, 7% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%). 45% were closed without a suspect being identified.
- How many burglaries are solved in Harborough?
- Of 349 burglaries reported in Harborough between September 2024 and August 2025, 4% led to someone being charged or summonsed and 83% were closed with no suspect identified.
- How many cars are stolen in Harborough?
- In Harborough, the police recorded 114 cars stolen in 2025/26 (April 2025 to March 2026), 1.1 per 1,000 residents, down 11% on the year before.
- Is vandalism common in Harborough?
- 230 acts of vandalism to homes, other buildings and vehicles were recorded in Harborough in 2025/26, 2.2 per 1,000 residents, 0.5 times the England and Wales average.
- How many murders were there in Harborough last year?
- No homicides (murder or manslaughter) were recorded in Harborough in 2025/26, against 0 the year before.