Total Crime Rate
86.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Latimer Crescent area has the 14th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Market Harborough-Great Bowden & Arden , and the 57th 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 Latimer Crescent (LE16 8AP) in the last 12 months was 86.0 per 1,000 residents and was 10.0% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft 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 Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 43.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Latimer Crescent (LE16 8AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 57 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Andrew Macdonald Close (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Market Harborough-Great Bowden & Arden| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nithsdale Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Andrew Macdonald Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Dingley Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Jordan Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Oaklands Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Scotland Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Andrew Macdonald Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Andrew Macdonald Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Andrew Macdonald Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bellfields Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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