Total Crime Rate

243.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.5 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 243.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 179.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 34.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.4 5/10
  • Public order 13.2 8/10
  • Other theft 11.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.9 7/10
  • Other crime 1.6 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Leicester Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Melton Dorian , and the 9th highest crime rate of 188 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 Leicester Road (LE13 0DA) in the last 12 months was 243.4 per 1,000 residents and was 188.0% higher than the Melton Dorian average (84.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 109 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -46.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 34.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leicester Road (LE13 0DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 109 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lake Terrace (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Leicester Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buttermere Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Ambleside Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ambleside Way —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lake Terrace Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Drugs Lake Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lake Terrace —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Valiant Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lodge Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Soar Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Halifax Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Halifax Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Ambleside Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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