Total Crime Rate

509.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

292.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 509.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 292.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 227.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 72.2 10/10
  • Public order 61.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 46.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.9 10/10
  • Other theft 21.7 10/10
  • Drugs 18.1 10/10
  • Burglary 10.8 9/10
  • Theft from the person 7.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bowden Lane area has the highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Market Harborough-Great Bowden & Arden , and the highest crime rate of 328 local areas in Harborough .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bowden Lane (LE16 7JD) in the last 12 months was 509.0 per 1,000 residents and was 449.1% higher than the Market Harborough-Great Bowden & Arden average (92.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 63 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 26.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 81 (≈ 292.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bowden Lane (LE16 7JD), the main crime hotspot is near Church Street. Police recorded 79 crimes here, including 51 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 (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Doddridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bowden Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Fairfield Road Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shropshire Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Heygate Street Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Heygate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashfield Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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