Total Crime Rate

108.5 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 108.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.2 5/10
  • Burglary 13.2 9/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Melton Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Asfordby , and the 28th 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 Melton Road (LE14 3QX) in the last 12 months was 108.5 per 1,000 residents and was 53.8% higher than the Asfordby average (70.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -36.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 29.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melton Road (LE14 3QX), the main crime hotspot is near Glebe Road. Police recorded 8 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Melton Road area

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Data Sources

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