Total Crime Rate

2.2 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 2.2 1/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • 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
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Melrose Street area has the lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Belgrave , and the 2nd lowest crime rate of 954 local areas in Leicester .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Melrose Street (LE4 6FB) in the last 12 months was 2.2 per 1,000 residents and was 97.1% lower than the Belgrave average (76.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

In the area around Melrose Street (LE4 6FB), the main crime hotspot is near Burfield Street. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Melrose Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harrison Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Purley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Weymouth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Down Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Down Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Catherine Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harrison Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harrogate Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burfield Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burfield Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Burfield Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Burfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Gayton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gayton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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