Crime in Melton Mowbray
Recorded crime in Melton Mowbray is 1.4 times the Melton average and about the England and Wales average. Over 5 years it has fallen 22%. Most of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences). Police data to August 2026.
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Melton Mowbray: about 19,622 residents in 16 neighbourhoods.
- Safety
- 4/10Above average crime
- Living
- 7.2/10Good
- 5-year change
- −22%fewer crimes
- vs the council
- 1.4×the Melton average
Neighbourhoods by Safety
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Melton Mowbray.
Crime over 5 years
Down 22% in 5 years Recorded crimes within 1.5 km of Melton Mowbray, anti-social behaviour left out.
What is recorded
Crime severity: 1.4× the Melton average (about the England and Wales average). 83 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
- Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 65% of the harm here
- Burglary: 14% of the harm here
- Other theft: 5% of the harm here
"Violence and sexual offences" is 65% of the harm here. It is a broad police category: most of these crimes are assaults without injury, harassment and threats, often indoors between people who know each other, and only a small part are sexual or serious violent offences. Police data does not say which, so each one is weighted at the England and Wales average for the category, which can overstate a quiet residential area.
Anti-social behaviour: 12 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.
Crimes recorded in Melton (the whole council area)
April 2025 to March 2026, for the whole Melton council area, not only Melton Mowbray. Source: Home Office, police recorded crime by community safety partnership.
| Type | Crimes in 2025/26 | Per 1,000 residents | Change on 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars stolen | 76 | 1.4 | About the same |
| Cars broken into | 58 | 1.1 | Down 37% |
| Vandalism (homes, other buildings and vehicles) | 162 | 3.0 | About the same |
| Burglary of homes | 54 | 1.00 | Down 44% |
| Homicide (murder and manslaughter) | 0 | - | - |
Under 10 a year: no rate or change, the numbers are too small to compare.
Crime by type
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, most serious first, not counting anti-social behaviour.
| Type | Per 1,000 a year |
|---|---|
| Robbery | 0.4 |
| Burglary | 4.3 |
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 32.6 |
| Drugs | 2.8 |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 0.9 |
| Other crime | 2.0 |
| Other theft | 7.5 |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 0.7 |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 3.9 |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 10.5 |
| Public order | 8.3 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.7 |
| Shoplifting | 8.3 |
Postcode districts in Melton Mowbray
Nearby towns
Council: Melton
Questions about crime in Melton Mowbray
- Is Melton Mowbray a safe place to live?
- Melton Mowbray scores 4 out of 10 for safety (above average crime), compared with every neighbourhood in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Crime severity is 1.4 times the Melton average.
- Is crime going up or down in Melton Mowbray?
- Down 22% over 5 years, from 2,019 recorded crimes a year to 1,573.
- What is the most common crime in Melton Mowbray?
- The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 33 per 1,000 residents a year.
- How does crime in Melton Mowbray compare with Melton?
- Crime severity in Melton Mowbray is 1.4 times the Melton average.
- How many cars are stolen in Melton Mowbray?
- In Melton, the council area Melton Mowbray is in, the police recorded 76 cars stolen in 2025/26 (April 2025 to March 2026), 1.4 per 1,000 residents, about the same as the year before.
- Is vandalism common in Melton Mowbray?
- 162 acts of vandalism to homes, other buildings and vehicles were recorded in 2025/26, in Melton, the council area Melton Mowbray is in, 3.0 per 1,000 residents, 0.6 times the England and Wales average.
- How many murders were there in Melton Mowbray last year?
- No homicides (murder or manslaughter) were recorded in 2025/26, in Melton, the council area Melton Mowbray is in, against 0 the year before.