Total Crime Rate

223.8 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 223.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 38.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 35.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.4 9/10
  • Other theft 19.3 9/10
  • Burglary 11.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.1 8/10
  • Public order 8.3 6/10
  • Drugs 5.5 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.5 8/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Birch Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Melton Dorian , and the 10th highest crime rate of 190 local areas in Melton .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Birch Close (LE13 0QA) in the last 12 months was 223.8 per 1,000 residents and was 152.4% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 120.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 69.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birch Close (LE13 0QA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dieppe Way (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Birch Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mayfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bramley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dieppe Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shepherds Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dieppe Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dieppe Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Springfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brookfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Rossiter Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Byron Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conway Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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