Total Crime Rate

120.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 120.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.7 10/10
  • Burglary 11.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.5 7/10
  • Other theft 8.2 7/10
  • Public order 4.9 4/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 1.6 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Kirby Lane area has the 8th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Melton Dorian , and the 25th 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 Kirby Lane (LE14 2TS) in the last 12 months was 120.1 per 1,000 residents and was 35.4% higher than the Melton Dorian average (88.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 42.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 52.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 16.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kirby Lane (LE14 2TS), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kirby Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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