Crime Rate in Melton Egerton, ward

Melton Egerton has the 3rd highest crime rate of 16 wards in Melton district and the 1368th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East Midlands), it has the 123rd highest crime rate of 752 wards.

The overall crime rate in Melton Egerton in the last 12 months was 111.5 per 1,000 residents and was 51.1% higher than the Melton district average (73.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Melton Egerton’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 183 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 227 (≈ 54.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Melton Egerton ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Petrol Station, with 47 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Morley Close (19 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.