Postcode · Melton Mowbray
Crime in LE13 1LS
How much crime is recorded in LE13 1LS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Melton Mowbray West
- Council
- Melton
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,621 (2024)
LE13 1LSMelton Mowbray
How safe is LE13 1LS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 47.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LE13 1LS area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
47.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
114
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
LE13 1LSNational
Violence and sexual offences43.123.6
Shoplifting19.98.4
Anti-social behaviour18.910.7
Criminal damage and arson9.64.7
Public order8.94.6
Other theft4.94.5
Burglary4.09.1
Other crime2.21.5
Drugs2.12.4
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 40% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.