Crime Rate in Market Harborough-Little Bowden, ward

Market Harborough-Little Bowden has the 4th lowest crime rate of 19 wards in Harborough district and the 1061st lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East Midlands), it has the 88th lowest crime rate of 752 wards.

The overall crime rate in Market Harborough-Little Bowden in the last 12 months was 34.0 per 1,000 residents and was 35.8% lower than the Harborough district average (52.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Market Harborough-Little Bowden’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 81 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -31.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 94 (≈ 14.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Market Harborough-Little Bowden ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.