Total Crime Rate

72.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 72.1 6/10
  • Violent crimes 28.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.1 5/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Melbourne Avenue area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Brizlincote , and the 132nd highest crime rate of 373 local areas in East Staffordshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Melbourne Avenue (DE15 0EP) in the last 12 months was 72.1 per 1,000 residents and was 12.6% higher than the Brizlincote average (64.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -11.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 28.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melbourne Avenue (DE15 0EP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Canterbury Road, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hawfield Lane (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Melbourne Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Perth Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Blenheim Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vancouver Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hawfield Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hawfield Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wyndham Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wyndham Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melbourne Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Melbourne Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Vancouver Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Melbourne Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canterbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Delhi Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Delhi Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Melbourne Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kingston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunedin Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hobart Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hobart Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Empire Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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