Crime Rates at Melbourne Road, Ibstock, LE67 6JS

Melbourne Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Ellistown & Battleflat , and the 32nd highest crime rate of 322 local areas in North West Leicestershire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Melbourne Road (LE67 6JS) in the last 12 months was 154.5 per 1,000 residents and was 76.1% higher than the Ellistown & Battleflat average (87.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 105.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melbourne Road (LE67 6JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hawthorne Drive, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cantwell Close (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.