Total Crime Rate

182.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

78.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 182.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 78.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 56.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.7 9/10
  • Public order 17.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.0 9/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Princess Drive area has the 6th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Melton Craven , and the 14th 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 Princess Drive (LE13 0DJ) in the last 12 months was 182.6 per 1,000 residents and was 33.1% higher than the Melton Craven average (137.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 78.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Princess Drive (LE13 0DJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Meynell Close, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hartland Drive (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Princess Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meynell Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brownlow Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cornwall Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kirby Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brownlow Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kirby Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meynell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meynell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Meynell Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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