Total Crime Rate

40.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 40.8 4/10
  • Violent crimes 13.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.6 6/10
  • Drugs 10.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Saxon Close area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Market Harborough-Great Bowden & Arden , and the 149th highest crime rate of 328 local areas in Harborough .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Saxon Close (LE16 7PR) in the last 12 months was 40.8 per 1,000 residents and was 56.0% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Saxon Close (LE16 7PR), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 79 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Saxon Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashfield Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Andrew Macdonald Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Connaught Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Doddridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Meadow Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shropshire Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crescent Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Heygate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Andrew Macdonald Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Heygate Street Formal action is not in the public interest
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Data Sources

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