Total Crime Rate

237.3 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 237.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 96.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.8 8/10
  • Other theft 19.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.1 8/10
  • Public order 12.1 8/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.8 7/10
  • Robbery 4.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.8 5/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

Nelson Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Market Harborough-Great Bowden & Arden , and the 7th highest crime rate of 330 local areas in Harborough .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Nelson Street (LE16 9AX) in the last 12 months was 237.3 per 1,000 residents and was 148.3% 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 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 75.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nelson Street (LE16 9AX), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Nelson Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stevens Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coventry Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hind Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Abbey Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yeomanry Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Yeomanry Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Yeomanry Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nelson Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Nelson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nelson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coventry Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highfield Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Coventry Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Highfield Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Highfield Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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