Total Crime Rate

209.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

90.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 209.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 90.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 90.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.3 9/10
  • Public order 13.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.1 7/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Welby Lane area has the 4th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Melton Dorian , and the 11th highest crime rate of 188 local areas in Melton .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Welby Lane (LE13 0TB) in the last 12 months was 209.1 per 1,000 residents and was 147.4% higher than the Melton Dorian average (84.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -34.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 90.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Welby Lane (LE13 0TB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Garden Lane (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Welby Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Weaver Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Douglas Jane Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beaconsfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Sysonby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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