Total Crime Rate

20.9 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 20.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.2 3/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.2 1/10
  • Drugs 2.6 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Elmhurst Avenue area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Melton Newport , and the 33rd lowest 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 Elmhurst Avenue (LE13 0SG) in the last 12 months was 20.9 per 1,000 residents and was 74.6% lower than the Melton Newport average (82.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elmhurst Avenue (LE13 0SG), 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 Elmhurst Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Garden Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Garden Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Morley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Morley Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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