Total Crime Rate
79.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
37.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Compass Point area has the 16th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Market Harborough-Great Bowden & Arden , and the 64th 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 Compass Point (LE16 9HW) in the last 12 months was 79.3 per 1,000 residents and was 14.5% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 37.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 25.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Compass Point (LE16 9HW), 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.
View Crime In Market Harborough-Little Bowden| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Eady Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eady Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Moseley Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eady Drive | Under investigation |
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