Total Crime Rate
55.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Kings Newton Fields area has the 15th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Melbourne , and the 161st highest crime rate of 360 local areas in South Derbyshire .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Kings Newton Fields (DE73 8DD) in the last 12 months was 55.0 per 1,000 residents and was 21.0% higher than the Melbourne average (45.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 22.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kings Newton Fields (DE73 8DD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Main Street, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kings Newton Lane (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Melbourne| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Paget Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Main Street | Under investigation |
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