Total Crime Rate

109.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 109.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 33.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.0 7/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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 North area has the 11th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Finedon , and the 260th highest crime rate of 1,075 local areas in North Northamptonshire .

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 North (NN8 1PP) in the last 12 months was 109.6 per 1,000 residents and was 24.7% higher than the Finedon average (87.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 33.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melton Road North (NN8 1PP), the main crime hotspot is near Paling Close. Police recorded 69 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Melton Road North area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Eastfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Compton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Compton Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Neptune Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salisbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Whitworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitworth Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitworth Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salisbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eastfield Road —
Apr 2026Other crime Leys Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Leys Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paling Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paling Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cromwell Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melton Road North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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