Total Crime Rate

113.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 113.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 41.2 7/10
  • Shoplifting 30.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.8 6/10
  • Public order 15.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.2 3/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Kings Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Melton Newport , and the 21st highest crime rate of 188 local areas in Melton .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kings Road (LE13 1QF) in the last 12 months was 113.4 per 1,000 residents and was 64.6% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 41.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kings Road (LE13 1QF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rutland Street, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bentley Street (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kings Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosebery Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bishop Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Algernon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Regent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bentley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bentley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bentley Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beckmill Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Beckmill Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Rutland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Beckmill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rutland Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rutland Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beckmill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beckmill Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brook Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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