Crime Rates at Palmerston Road, Melton Mowbray, LE13 0SS

Palmerston Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Melton Newport , and the 5th 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 Palmerston Road (LE13 0SS) in the last 12 months was 7.7 per 1,000 residents and was 90.6% lower than the Melton Newport average (82.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 4.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Palmerston Road (LE13 0SS), 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.