Total Crime Rate

101.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

61.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 101.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 61.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.5 7/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 11th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in South Charnwood , and the 132nd highest crime rate of 552 local areas in Charnwood .

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 8EB) in the last 12 months was 101.5 per 1,000 residents and was 17.9% higher than the South Charnwood average (86.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 61.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 70.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melton Road (LE4 8EB), 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 (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brook Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Rookery Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Brook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Wheatley'S Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brook Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chappell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rookery Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chappell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Assured Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Manor Road 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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