Total Crime Rate
32.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Milton 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.
View Crime In Melton Dorian| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dieppe Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Dieppe Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bramley Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Byron Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Orwell Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Orwell Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Brookfield Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mayfield Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dieppe Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Austen Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shepherds Croft | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Springfield Street | Under investigation |
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