Total Crime Rate

95.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 95.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 25.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.0 8/10
  • Drugs 7.4 7/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Shropshire Close area has the 14th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Market Harborough-Great Bowden & Arden , and the 48th highest crime rate of 328 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 Shropshire Close (LE16 7LE) in the last 12 months was 95.6 per 1,000 residents and was 3.1% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 25.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shropshire Close (LE16 7LE), 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 Shropshire Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Connaught Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Doddridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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 Meadow Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Heygate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Bowden Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashfield Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crescent Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shropshire Close Local resolution
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Data Sources

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