Total Crime Rate

214.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 214.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 58.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.3 7/10
  • Public order 32.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.4 10/10
  • Other theft 20.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 17.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.9 8/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Burglary 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 · 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 3rd highest crime rate of 54 local areas in South Charnwood , and the 41st highest crime rate of 553 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 8GQ) in the last 12 months was 214.7 per 1,000 residents and was 146.5% higher than the South Charnwood average (87.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -68.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 67.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melton Road (LE4 8GQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Britannia Way (16 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 (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oliver Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oliver Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Oliver Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Simpson Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Simpson Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Simpson Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Petrol Station Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Simpson Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Britannia Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Britannia Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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