Total Crime Rate

245.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

154.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 245.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 154.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 126.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.6 9/10
  • Public order 23.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.8 9/10
  • Other theft 11.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.9 8/10
  • Burglary 7.9 8/10
  • Drugs 7.9 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Melrose Road area has the highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Thornborough , and the 16th highest crime rate of 323 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 Melrose Road (LE67 8NG) in the last 12 months was 245.1 per 1,000 residents and was 800.6% higher than the Thornborough average (27.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 154.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melrose Road (LE67 8NG), the main crime hotspot is near Kelso Court. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Melrose Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Dale Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Johnson Close —
Apr 2026Robbery Johnson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Johnson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melrose Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Bakery Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Dale Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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