Total Crime Rate
25.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
21.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cromwell Crescent area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Market Harborough-Great Bowden & Arden , and the 113th lowest 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 Cromwell Crescent (LE16 9JN) in the last 12 months was 25.2 per 1,000 residents and was 72.8% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 21.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -87.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cromwell Crescent (LE16 9JN), the main crime hotspot is near Fairfax Road. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Market Harborough-Welland| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Lenthall Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lenthall Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Fairfax Road | Local resolution |
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