Postcode · Melton Mowbray
Crime in LE14 2XE
How much crime is recorded in LE14 2XE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Waltham, Wymondham & Great Dalby
- Council
- Melton
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,815 (2024)
How safe is LE14 2XE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LE14 2XE area, well 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
20.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
34
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 2XENational
Violence and sexual offences13.023.6
Burglary12.69.1
Other theft4.24.5
Shoplifting3.88.4
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Criminal damage and arson2.14.7
Anti-social behaviour1.410.7
Public order1.14.6
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Drugs0.32.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 7% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.