Postcode · Melton Mowbray
Crime in LE14 2LY
How much crime is recorded in LE14 2LY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Asfordby, Frisby & Old Dalby
- Council
- Melton
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,060 (2024)
How safe is LE14 2LY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 13.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LE14 2LY area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
13.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
26
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).
LE14 2LYNational
Violence and sexual offences10.623.6
Burglary6.49.1
Other theft2.94.5
Anti-social behaviour2.810.7
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Other crime1.71.5
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Public order1.44.6
Drugs0.92.4
Shoplifting0.38.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 8% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.