Crime Rates at Doctors Lane, Melton Mowbray, LE13 1QD

Doctors Lane area has the 5th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Melton Newport , and the 19th 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 Doctors Lane (LE13 1QD) in the last 12 months was 141.9 per 1,000 residents and was 72.3% higher than the Melton Newport average (82.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 54.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Doctors Lane (LE13 1QD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Thorpe Road, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stafford Avenue (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.