Total Crime Rate

17.1 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 17.1 2/10
  • Shoplifting 6.4 4/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.1 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.1 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bowden Lane area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Market Harborough-Great Bowden & Arden , and the 59th lowest crime rate of 330 local areas in Harborough .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bowden Lane (LE16 7HY) in the last 12 months was 17.1 per 1,000 residents and was 82.1% lower than the Market Harborough-Great Bowden & Arden average (95.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bowden Lane (LE16 7HY), the main crime hotspot is near Church Street. Police recorded 79 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bowden Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Abbey Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yeomanry Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Yeomanry Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Yeomanry Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Adam And Eve Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order A4304 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Adam And Eve Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Adam And Eve Street —
Sep 2025Burglary King'S Head Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Adam And Eve Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A4304 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hind Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shropshire Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Orchard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bowden Lane —
Sep 2025Public order Church Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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