Total Crime Rate

109.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.4 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 109.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 57.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.3 9/10
  • Public order 10.4 7/10
  • Drugs 7.8 7/10
  • Other crime 7.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.2 3/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Melton Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Syston , and the 120th 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 (LE7 2EP) in the last 12 months was 109.7 per 1,000 residents and was 63.1% higher than the Syston average (67.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 57.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melton Road (LE7 2EP), the main crime hotspot is near Jack Hardy Close. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Melton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jack Hardy Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alfred Belshaw Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Jack Hardy Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Jack Hardy Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Jack Hardy Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Jack Hardy Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jack Hardy Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jack Hardy Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brighton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tentercroft Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tentercroft Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Naylor Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oxford Court —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mostyn Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jack Hardy Close —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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