Total Crime Rate

61.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.6 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 61.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 20.6 4/10
  • Other theft 18.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.4 6/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.3 1/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.3 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Rookwell Drive area has the 19th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Market Harborough-Great Bowden & Arden , and the 94th highest crime rate of 328 local areas in Harborough .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rookwell Drive (LE16 8BG) in the last 12 months was 61.8 per 1,000 residents and was 33.4% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 20.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rookwell Drive (LE16 8BG), the main crime hotspot is near Eady Drive. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rookwell Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eady Drive —
Apr 2026Public order Rookwell Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Moseley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eady Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eady Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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