Total Crime Rate
51.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Nottingham Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Melton Newport , and the 78th highest crime rate of 190 local areas in Melton .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Nottingham Road (LE13 0NS) in the last 12 months was 51.6 per 1,000 residents and was 37.3% lower than the Melton Newport average (82.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 26.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 136.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Nottingham Road (LE13 0NS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Austen Drive, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Garden Lane (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Melton Newport| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Brookfield Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Orwell Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mayfield Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Austen Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Garden Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Garden Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shepherds Croft | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Orwell Close | Under investigation |
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