Total Crime Rate

370.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 370.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 187.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.1 9/10
  • Public order 54.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.7 7/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Springfield Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Market Harborough-Great Bowden & Arden , and the 4th highest crime rate of 330 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 Springfield Street (LE16 8BD) in the last 12 months was 370.2 per 1,000 residents and was 287.4% higher 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 Shoplifting with 73 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 61.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 118.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Springfield Street (LE16 8BD), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 72 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Springfield Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Andrew Macdonald Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Andrew Macdonald Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Andrew Macdonald Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Andrew Macdonald Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Oaklands Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nithsdale Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gladstone Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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