Total Crime Rate

111.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 111.1 8/10
  • Shoplifting 45.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 41.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Sapcote Drive area has the 7th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Melton Craven , and the 23rd 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 Sapcote Drive (LE13 1HQ) in the last 12 months was 111.1 per 1,000 residents and was 19.0% lower than the Melton Craven average (137.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 41.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 22.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sapcote Drive (LE13 1HQ), the main crime hotspot is near Wyfordby Close. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sapcote Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wyfordby Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willoughby Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willoughby Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Meadow Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brentingby Close Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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