Total Crime Rate
178.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Kirby Lane area has the 6th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Melton Craven , and the 14th highest crime rate of 190 local areas in Melton .
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 Kirby Lane (LE13 0BY) in the last 12 months was 178.3 per 1,000 residents and was 0.7% higher than the Melton Craven average (177.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 87.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 62.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kirby Lane (LE13 0BY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Durham Close, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Suffolk Close (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
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