Total Crime Rate

237.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 237.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 91.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.9 10/10
  • Other theft 22.4 10/10
  • Public order 15.7 9/10
  • Drugs 13.5 9/10
  • Other crime 11.2 10/10
  • Burglary 9.0 8/10
  • Shoplifting 6.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.5 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.5 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Otter Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Melton Dorian , and the 8th 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 Otter Road (LE13 0FB) in the last 12 months was 237.7 per 1,000 residents and was 168.0% higher than the Melton Dorian average (88.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 109.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 72.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Otter Road (LE13 0FB), the main crime hotspot is near Hedgehog Close. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Otter Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Bowling Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shrew Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bowling Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Badger Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hedgehog Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hedgehog Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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