Houghton, Thurnby & Scraptoft
Middle areaNorth Harborough. 9,877 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 23 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 96% of people in Houghton, Thurnby & Scraptoft live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Houghton, Thurnby & Scraptoft
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Houghton, Thurnby & Scraptoft at a rate of 59.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 50.8 per 1,000 people across Harborough.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 177 |
| Other crime | 104 |
| Shoplifting | 84 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 77 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 63 |
| Burglary | 38 |
| Vehicle crime | 34 |
| Drug offences | 5 |
| Robbery | 5 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Houghton, Thurnby & Scraptoft compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Houghton, Thurnby & Scraptoft safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Houghton, Thurnby & Scraptoft at a rate of 59.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 50.8 per 1,000 people across Harborough.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 65 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Houghton, Thurnby & Scraptoft.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (177), other crime (104) and shoplifting (84).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Harborough
These figures are published for the whole of Harborough, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Harborough and not Houghton, Thurnby & Scraptoft alone. See Harborough
Houghton, Thurnby & Scraptoft in brief
The median price paid for a home in Houghton, Thurnby & Scraptoft was £337,000 in 2025.
Houghton, Thurnby & Scraptoft had 8,848 usual residents at the census.
About 96% of people in Houghton, Thurnby & Scraptoft live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Houghton, Thurnby & Scraptoft, 92.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.