Total Crime Rate

272.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

96.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 272.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 96.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 56.0 10/10
  • Other theft 40.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.0 10/10
  • Public order 24.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 24.0 7/10
  • Burglary 8.0 8/10
  • Drugs 8.0 7/10
  • Robbery 8.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Melton Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Oakham North East , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Rutland .

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 (LE15 6AX) in the last 12 months was 272.0 per 1,000 residents and was 267.0% higher than the Oakham North East average (74.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 96.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melton Road (LE15 6AX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 57 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Graffham Drive (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Melton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Graffham Drive —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Finkey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Annes Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft The Sidings Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs The Sidings Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Derwent Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Graffham Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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