Total Crime Rate

63.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 63.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.1 8/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 5/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 4/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 34th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Belgrave , and the 353rd lowest crime rate of 954 local areas in Leicester .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Melton Road (LE4 7SL) in the last 12 months was 63.4 per 1,000 residents and was 16.6% lower than the Belgrave average (76.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 30.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melton Road (LE4 7SL), the main crime hotspot is near Rushey Close. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 24 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 (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lanesborough Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Kintyre Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Glencoe Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rushey Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Rushey Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Rushey Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Rushey Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rushey Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rushey Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rushey Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Other crime Rushey Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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