Total Crime Rate
83.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
35.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Wallis Close area has the 9th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Melton Craven , and the 40th highest crime rate of 188 local areas in Melton .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Wallis Close (LE13 1EA) in the last 12 months was 83.9 per 1,000 residents and was 38.9% lower than the Melton Craven average (137.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 35.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wallis Close (LE13 1EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hunters Road, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cromwell Road (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Melton Craven| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodland Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wallis Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Mill Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Regent Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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