Harborough, with its low crime rating, ranks 23rd among 25 adjacent areas in terms of crime rates. The district reported 5,503 crimes in 2023, for a population of 97,625, yielding a crime rate of 56.37 per 1,000 people, a 3.48% decline from the previous year.
The most common crimes in Harborough are Violence and sexual offences (40.5%), Criminal damage and arson (10.0%), and Public order offences (9.4%), with the least frequent being theft from the person, bicycle theft, and robbery.
Of its 19 wards, Lutterworth East (107.2), Lubenham (92.2), and Market Harborough-Great Bowden & Arden (81.4) report the highest crime rates, whereas Market Harborough-Welland, Broughton Astley South & Leire, and Nevill are the safest.
Considering postcode districts within Harborough, LE2 (105.8), LE5 (82.4), and LE17 (62.8) experience the highest crime rates, in contrast to LE15, LE14, and LE8, which are the safest.
In Harborough, there was a slight increase in Anti-social behaviour, Burglary, Public order, and Violence and sexual offences in 2020 and 2021. However, there has been a decrease in anti-social behaviour, burglary in 2020, other theft, shoplifting, and vehicle crime, indicating a mixed crime trend with both increases and decreases across different categories over the period.