Total Crime Rate

414.6 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 414.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 101.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 97.6 10/10
  • Public order 73.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 69.1 10/10
  • Other theft 20.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.1 9/10
  • Burglary 8.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Drugs 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

Fairfield Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Market Harborough-Great Bowden & Arden , and the 2nd 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 Fairfield Road (LE16 9RA) in the last 12 months was 414.6 per 1,000 residents and was 333.9% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 178.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fairfield Road (LE16 9RA), the main crime hotspot is near Church Street. Police recorded 79 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fairfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order A4304 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nelson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Yeomanry Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Yeomanry Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yeomanry Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Abbey Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hind Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Nelson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bowden Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A4304 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary King'S Head Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nelson Street Local resolution
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Data Sources

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