Total Crime Rate
24.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
14.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Melbreak Avenue area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Loughborough Ashby , and the 125th lowest crime rate of 552 local areas in Charnwood .
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 Melbreak Avenue (LE11 3PJ) in the last 12 months was 24.7 per 1,000 residents and was 56.0% lower than the Loughborough Ashby average (56.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Melbreak Avenue (LE11 3PJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Moat Road, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brookside Road (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Loughborough Outwoods & Shelthorpe| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Priory Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Field Farm Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Moat Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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