Total Crime Rate

89.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 89.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 43.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.3 6/10
  • Public order 12.3 8/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Shoplifting 6.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 23rd highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Belgrave , and the 448th highest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Melton Road (LE4 7PB) in the last 12 months was 89.2 per 1,000 residents and was 16.5% higher than the Belgrave average (76.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 43.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -88.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melton Road (LE4 7PB), the main crime hotspot is near Payne Street. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 10 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs St Michaels Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Payne Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stafford Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edensor Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons St Michaels Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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