Total Crime Rate

174.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 174.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 56.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.8 9/10
  • Public order 21.8 9/10
  • Burglary 8.7 8/10
  • Other theft 8.7 7/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Yew Tree Crescent area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Melton Newport , and the 15th highest crime rate of 190 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 Yew Tree Crescent (LE13 1LN) in the last 12 months was 174.7 per 1,000 residents and was 112.1% higher than the Melton Newport average (82.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 333.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 69.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 41.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Yew Tree Crescent (LE13 1LN), the main crime hotspot is near Yew Tree Crescent. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Yew Tree Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conway Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Yew Tree Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Eastfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cranmere Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Yew Tree Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Yew Tree Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yew Tree Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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