Total Crime Rate

34.2 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 34.2 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.8 3/10
  • Public order 8.6 7/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 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
  • 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
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

Laycock Avenue area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Melton Newport , and the 75th lowest crime rate of 190 local areas in Melton .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Laycock Avenue (LE13 1TL) in the last 12 months was 34.2 per 1,000 residents and was 58.5% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 21.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Laycock Avenue (LE13 1TL), the main crime hotspot is near Bentley Street. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Laycock Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elgin Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bentley Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bentley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Greenslade —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Greenslade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Greenslade Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bentley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bentley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Bentley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bentley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Eastfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Stanley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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