Total Crime Rate
20.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Clark Drive 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 .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Clark Drive (LE13 1HU) 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 Other theft with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 10.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Clark Drive (LE13 1HU), the main crime hotspot is near Culture Close. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Melton Newport| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Culture Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Culture Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Culture Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Yew Tree Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Yew Tree Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Yew Tree Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Yew Tree Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | East Side Croft | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Performance Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Culture Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Performance Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Culture Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Performance Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Culture Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Culture Close | Under investigation |
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