Total Crime Rate

197.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 197.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 51.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 39.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.0 8/10
  • Other theft 13.3 9/10
  • Public order 13.3 8/10
  • Burglary 11.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.7 8/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Connaught Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Market Harborough-Great Bowden & Arden , and the 11th 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 Connaught Road (LE16 7NG) in the last 12 months was 197.3 per 1,000 residents and was 112.9% 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 Shoplifting with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -35.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 39.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Connaught Road (LE16 7NG), the main crime hotspot is near Andrew Macdonald Close. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Connaught Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Connaught Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oak Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crescent Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Meadow Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Andrew Macdonald Close —
Apr 2026Public order Andrew Macdonald Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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