Crime Rates at Highfield Street, Market Harborough, LE16 9AL

Highfield Street area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Market Harborough-Great Bowden & Arden , and the 119th lowest crime rate of 330 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 Highfield Street (LE16 9AL) in the last 12 months was 27.5 per 1,000 residents and was 71.3% 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 Vehicle crime with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 9.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highfield Street (LE16 9AL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Nelson Street, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.