Total Crime Rate

98.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 98.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 51.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.9 9/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Robbery 4.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Balfour Gardens area has the 12th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Market Harborough-Great Bowden & Arden , and the 43rd highest crime rate of 328 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 Balfour Gardens (LE16 9JJ) in the last 12 months was 98.7 per 1,000 residents and was 6.5% higher 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 Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 51.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Balfour Gardens (LE16 9JJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lenthall Square, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Montrose Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Balfour Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lenthall Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fleetwood Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lenthall Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fleetwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Astley Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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