Total Crime Rate

61.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.3 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 61.0 6/10
  • Shoplifting 23.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 20.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.2 5/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • 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

Woburn Close area has the 20th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Market Harborough-Great Bowden & Arden , and the 96th 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 Woburn Close (LE16 8JG) in the last 12 months was 61.0 per 1,000 residents and was 34.2% 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 Shoplifting with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 25.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woburn Close (LE16 8JG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Woburn Close, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Furlongs (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Woburn Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woburn Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Middledale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rockingham Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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