Total Crime Rate

397.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 397.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 187.1 10/10
  • Public order 58.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 40.9 10/10
  • Other theft 35.1 10/10
  • Burglary 29.2 10/10
  • Drugs 17.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.7 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Melbourne Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Botcherby , and the 21st highest crime rate of 917 local areas in Cumberland .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Melbourne Road (CA1 2DW) in the last 12 months was 397.7 per 1,000 residents and was 402.7% higher than the Botcherby average (79.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 257.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 32.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melbourne Road (CA1 2DW), the main crime hotspot is near Margaret Creighton Gardens. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Melbourne Road area

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Data Sources

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