Total Crime Rate

546.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 546.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 162.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 151.4 10/10
  • Public order 81.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.7 10/10
  • Drugs 27.0 10/10
  • Burglary 21.6 10/10
  • Other theft 16.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Mortimer Road area has the highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Melton Newport , and the 4th 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 Mortimer Road (LE13 1TN) in the last 12 months was 546.0 per 1,000 residents and was 562.9% higher than the Melton Newport average (82.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , down -60.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 243.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 62.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mortimer Road (LE13 1TN), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 63 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mortimer Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/31)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beckmill Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bentley Street —
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bentley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Bentley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bentley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bentley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bentley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elgin Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Greenslade Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Greenslade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Beckmill Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Stanley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Greenslade —
Sep 2025Other theft Eastfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beckmill Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
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Data Sources

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