Total Crime Rate

98.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 98.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 26.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.3 9/10
  • Burglary 8.0 8/10
  • Public order 8.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.3 3/10
  • Other crime 5.3 7/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Shoplifting 5.3 4/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 13th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in South Charnwood , and the 141st highest crime rate of 552 local areas in Charnwood .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Melton Road (LE4 8BB) in the last 12 months was 98.4 per 1,000 residents and was 14.4% higher than the South Charnwood average (86.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 26.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melton Road (LE4 8BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rookery Lane, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brook Street (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Melton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brook Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brook Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Wheatley'S Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Rookery Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rookery Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Assured Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Manor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Brook Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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