Total Crime Rate
115.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Montrose Close area has the 10th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Market Harborough-Great Bowden & Arden , and the 31st highest crime rate of 330 local areas in Harborough .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Montrose Close (LE16 9LJ) in the last 12 months was 115.9 per 1,000 residents and was 21.3% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 17 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). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 81.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 58.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Montrose Close (LE16 9LJ), the main crime hotspot is near Skippon Close. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Market Harborough-Great Bowden & Arden| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Fleetwood Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Montrose Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Skippon Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Farndon Road | Under investigation |
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