Market Harborough South & Little Bowden
Middle areaSouth east Harborough. 9,858 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 5.0 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Market Harborough South & Little Bowden live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Market Harborough South & Little Bowden
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Market Harborough South & Little Bowden at a rate of 49.7 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 | 168 |
| Other crime | 98 |
| Shoplifting | 75 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 50 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 46 |
| Vehicle crime | 23 |
| Burglary | 20 |
| Theft from the person | 4 |
| Drug offences | 3 |
| Robbery | 3 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Market Harborough South & Little Bowden compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Market Harborough South & Little Bowden safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Market Harborough South & Little Bowden at a rate of 49.7 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, 42 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Market Harborough South & Little Bowden.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (168), other crime (98) and shoplifting (75).
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 Market Harborough South & Little Bowden alone. See Harborough
Market Harborough South & Little Bowden in brief
The median price paid for a home in Market Harborough South & Little Bowden was £320,000 in 2025.
Market Harborough South & Little Bowden had 9,381 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Market Harborough South & Little Bowden live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Market Harborough South & Little Bowden, 95.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.