Crime Rates at Melbourne Close, Kibworth, Leicester, LE8 0JP

Melbourne Close area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in Glen , and the 75th lowest crime rate of 328 local areas in Harborough .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Melbourne Close (LE8 0JP) in the last 12 months was 18.2 per 1,000 residents and was 57.3% lower than the Glen average (42.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melbourne Close (LE8 0JP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dairy Way (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.