Total Crime Rate

583.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

205.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 583.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 205.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 205.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 146.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 70.3 10/10
  • Public order 59.5 10/10
  • Drugs 37.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.2 9/10
  • Other theft 16.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.2 9/10
  • Other crime 10.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 5.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Snow Hill area has the highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Melton Newport , and the 3rd 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 Snow Hill (LE13 1PD) in the last 12 months was 583.8 per 1,000 residents and was 747.5% higher than the Melton Newport average (68.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -15.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 205.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Snow Hill (LE13 1PD), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 67 crimes here, including 53 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Snow Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/31)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Bentley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sherrard Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sherrard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Windsor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Burglary Elms Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Laycock Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosebery Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beckmill Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beckmill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Beckmill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Beckmill Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beckmill Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sherrard Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bentley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bentley Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rutland Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Windsor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Street Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Norman Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sherrard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sherrard Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sherrard Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sherrard Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Rutland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rutland Street —
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Data Sources

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