Total Crime Rate
6.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Melbourne Close area has the lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Attleborough , and the 3rd lowest crime rate of 333 local areas in Nuneaton and Bedworth .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Melbourne Close (CV11 4RX) in the last 12 months was 6.7 per 1,000 residents and was 97.0% lower than the Attleborough average (220.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Melbourne Close (CV11 4RX), the main crime hotspot is near Aberdeen Road. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Marston Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Abbotsford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Aberdeen Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Aberdeen Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Aberdeen Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ivanhoe Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Abbotsbury Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Waverley Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Abbotsford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Roxburgh Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Marston Lane | — |
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