Crime in Market Harborough
Recorded crime in Market Harborough is 1.2 times the Harborough average and 0.6 times the England and Wales average. It is about the same as 5 years ago. Most of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences). Police data to August 2026.
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Market Harborough: about 20,277 residents in 16 neighbourhoods.
- Safety in the UK
- 6/10Average crime
- Living
- 6.8/10Good
- 5-year change
- 0%about the same
- vs the council
- 1.2×the Harborough average
Neighbourhoods by Safety
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Market Harborough.
Crime over 5 years
About the same as 5 years ago Recorded crimes within 1.5 km of Market Harborough, anti-social behaviour left out.
What is recorded
Crime severity: 1.2× the Harborough average (0.6× the England and Wales average). 54 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
- Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 61% of the harm here
- Burglary: 20% of the harm here
- Other theft: 5% of the harm here
"Violence and sexual offences" is 61% of the harm here. It is a broad police category: most of these crimes are assaults without injury, harassment and threats, often indoors between people who know each other, and only a small part are sexual or serious violent offences. Police data does not say which, so each one is weighted at the England and Wales average for the category, which can overstate a quiet residential area.
Anti-social behaviour: 8.2 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.
Crimes recorded in Harborough (the whole council area)
April 2025 to March 2026, for the whole Harborough council area, not only Market Harborough. 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% |
| Vandalism (homes, other buildings and vehicles) | 230 | 2.2 | Up 32% |
| Burglary of homes | 159 | 1.5 | Down 39% |
| Homicide (murder and manslaughter) | 0 | - | - |
Under 10 a year: no rate or change, the numbers are too small to compare.
How often crimes lead to a charge in LE16
In LE16, the postcode district at the centre of Market 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) | 837 | 6% | 14% | 59% | 18% | 3% |
| Shoplifting | 237 | 20% | 3% | 12% | 65% | 0% |
| Public order | 183 | 7% | 10% | 39% | 42% | 2% |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 161 | 6% | 9% | 29% | 56% | 0% |
| Other theft | 159 | 3% | 2% | 16% | 75% | 5% |
| Burglary | 154 | 3% | 1% | 9% | 87% | 1% |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 131 | 3% | 0% | 9% | 87% | 1% |
| Other crime | 62 | 5% | 35% | 27% | 21% | 11% |
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.
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 | 0.3 |
| Burglary | 4.1 |
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 19.4 |
| Drugs | 1.2 |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 0.4 |
| Other crime | 1.1 |
| Other theft | 4.9 |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 0.6 |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 3.3 |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 5.5 |
| Public order | 4.9 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.8 |
| Shoplifting | 7.2 |
Postcode districts in Market Harborough
Nearby towns
Council: Harborough
Questions about crime in Market Harborough
- Is Market Harborough a safe place to live?
- Market Harborough scores 6 out of 10 for safety (average crime), compared with every neighbourhood in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Crime severity is 1.2 times the Harborough average.
- Is crime going up or down in Market Harborough?
- About the same as 5 years ago: 1,148 recorded crimes a year then, 1,143 now.
- What is the most common crime in Market Harborough?
- The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 19 per 1,000 residents a year.
- How does crime in Market Harborough compare with Harborough?
- Crime severity in Market Harborough is 1.2 times the Harborough average.
- How often does crime lead to a charge in Market Harborough?
- In LE16, the postcode district at the centre of Market Harborough, 7% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%). 43% were closed without a suspect being identified.
- How many burglaries are solved in Market Harborough?
- Of 154 burglaries reported in LE16, the postcode district at the centre of Market Harborough between September 2024 and August 2025, 3% led to someone being charged or summonsed and 87% were closed with no suspect identified.
- How many cars are stolen in Market Harborough?
- In Harborough, the council area Market Harborough is in, 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 Market Harborough?
- 230 acts of vandalism to homes, other buildings and vehicles were recorded in 2025/26, in Harborough, the council area Market Harborough is in, 2.2 per 1,000 residents, 0.5 times the England and Wales average.
- How many murders were there in Market Harborough last year?
- No homicides (murder or manslaughter) were recorded in 2025/26, in Harborough, the council area Market Harborough is in, against 0 the year before.