Crime Rates at Shropshire Close, Market Harborough, LE16 7LE

Shropshire Close area has the 13th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Market Harborough-Great Bowden & Arden , and the 54th highest 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 Shropshire Close (LE16 7LE) in the last 12 months was 88.2 per 1,000 residents and was 7.7% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 25.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -63.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 71.4% 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 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.