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Crime in Harborough by area

Every neighbourhood we cover, ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents a year, from police.uk figures for June to August 2026. Highest first. Pick a type of crime to re-rank, or tap a column to sort.

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1,591crimes recordedJune to August 2026
+13%on the 3 months beforemore crime
Bruntingthorpelowest rate5.1 per 1,000 a year
38.3middle areacrimes per 1,000 a year

Darker means more crime per resident. Tap an area for its page.

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Most improved: Lutterworth (6%), Thurnby (16%) and Little Bowden (18%), compared with the three months before.

Every area, ranked

#Most common
1ScraptoftLE7 · 11,692 residents 135.1▲ 31%violence
2Market HarboroughLE16 · 26,076 residents 77.8▲ 18%violence
3FleckneyLE8 · 4,925 residents 71.5▲ 13%violence
4Little BowdenLE16 · 26,076 residents 70.3▲ 18%violence
5ThurnbyLE7 · 10,426 residents 64.1▲ 16%violence
6LutterworthLE17 · 13,812 residents 55.9▲ 6%violence
7Great BowdenLE16 · 2,173 residents 51.5▲ 65%violence
8BushbyLE7 · 8,755 residents 51.2▲ 22%violence
9Houghton on the HillLE7 · 1,735 residents 46.1▲ 33%violence
10Broughton AstleyLE9 · 7,711 residents 40.5▼ 4%anti-social behaviour
11BitteswellLE17 · 5,751 residents 38.30%violence
12Great GlenLE8 · 5,459 residents 36.6▲ 14%violence
13Kibworth BeauchampLE8 · 7,304 residents 36.1▲ 5%violence
14North KilworthLE17 · 1,676 residents 33.4–violence
15UllesthorpeLE17 · 2,557 residents 31.3▲ 11%burglary
16Kibworth HarcourtLE8 · 7,304 residents 27.9▼ 12%violence
17BillesdonLE7 · 1,830 residents 19.7–violence
18LubenhamLE16 · 2,031 residents 17.7–violence
19Tilton on the HillLE7 · 2,197 residents 14.6–violence
20Dunton BassettLE17 · 2,342 residents 13.7–vehicle crime
21BruntingthorpeLE17 · 2,351 residents 5.1–anti-social behaviour

Change compares the last three months with the three before. A dash means too few crimes to compare fairly.

Why busy centres look worst

Crimes are counted where they happen, but residents are counted where they live. Town centres and shopping areas have lots of shops, bars and visitors and not many residents, so their rates come out high even though most people there are just passing through.

How we work it out

Each area is a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page. We count the crimes police.uk records inside the circle over the last three months and turn that into a yearly figure, then divide by the number of people who live inside the circle, from the 2021 Census. Police locations are moved slightly on purpose to protect victims, so treat small differences between neighbouring areas with a pinch of salt.

Sources: data.police.uk and the Office for National Statistics, both under the Open Government Licence. Figures update every month.

Crime in every area

Questions people ask

Which areas of Harborough have the lowest crime?

Over June to August 2026, the areas with the fewest crimes per 1,000 residents were Bruntingthorpe, Dunton Bassett, Tilton on the Hill, Lubenham and Billesdon.

Which areas of Harborough have the highest crime?

Leaving aside the big shopping and industrial areas, where visitors and workers push the figures up, the highest rates over June to August 2026 were in Scraptoft, Market Harborough, Fleckney, Little Bowden and Thurnby.

Is crime going up or down in Harborough?

Across Harborough, 1,591 crimes were recorded over June to August 2026, 13% more than the three months before.

How is crime per 1,000 residents worked out?

We count the crimes police.uk records inside each area, turn the last three months into a yearly figure, and divide by the number of people who live there from the 2021 Census.