Total Crime Rate

32.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 32.8 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.7 5/10
  • Public order 5.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.5 1/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Milton Close area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Melton Dorian , and the 69th lowest crime rate of 190 local areas in Melton .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Milton Close (LE13 1LP) in the last 12 months was 32.8 per 1,000 residents and was 63.1% lower than the Melton Dorian average (88.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 27.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Milton Close (LE13 1LP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dieppe Way (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Milton Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dieppe Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dieppe Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Bramley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Byron Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orwell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orwell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brookfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mayfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dieppe Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Austen Drive
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shepherds Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Springfield Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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