Total Crime Rate

32.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 32.2 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.4 4/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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 15th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Syston , and the 166th lowest crime rate of 553 local areas in Charnwood .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Melton Road (LE7 2EQ) in the last 12 months was 32.2 per 1,000 residents and was 53.5% lower than the Syston average (69.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 25.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melton Road (LE7 2EQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Albion Street, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Clumber Close (18 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 (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Church Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Jack Hardy Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brians Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Cambridge Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Albion Street —
Sep 2025Other theft The Stiles Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clumber Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clumber Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Clumber Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wreake Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wyndale Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brookfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Jack Hardy Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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