Total Crime Rate

91.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 91.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Dorothy Avenue area has the 13th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Melton Dorian , and the 39th highest crime rate of 190 local areas in Melton .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dorothy Avenue (LE13 0LA) in the last 12 months was 91.5 per 1,000 residents and was 3.2% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 62.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dorothy Avenue (LE13 0LA), the main crime hotspot is near Morley Close. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dorothy Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson A6006 Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Park Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A6006 —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rudbeck Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Morley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Morley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sherwood Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson West Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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