Postcode district · Melton Mowbray
Crime in LE13
How much crime is recorded in LE13, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Melton
- Region
- East Midlands
- Population
- 28,953 (2024)
LE13Postcode district · Melton Mowbray
How safe is LE13
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in LE13, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
22.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
55
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).
LE13National
Violence and sexual offences19.923.6
Shoplifting10.08.4
Anti-social behaviour7.410.7
Criminal damage and arson4.84.7
Burglary3.99.1
Public order3.64.6
Other theft3.14.5
Drugs1.82.4
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Other crime1.11.5
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Theft from the person0.72.1
Robbery0.61.4
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 17% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.