Crime in Melton
Recorded crime in Melton is 0.7 times the England and Wales average. Over 5 years it has fallen 17%. Most of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences). Police data to August 2026.
54,052 residents in 30 neighbourhoods.
- Safety in the UK
- 6/10Average crime
- Safety in the world
- 8/10Low crime
- Living
- 5.2/10Fair
- 5-year change
- −17%fewer crimes
Crime over 5 years
Down 17% in 5 years Recorded crimes in Melton, anti-social behaviour left out.
What is recorded
Crime severity: 0.7× the England and Wales average. 58 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
- Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 64% of the harm here
- Burglary: 17% of the harm here
- Other theft: 5% of the harm here
"Violence and sexual offences" is 64% 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: 7.8 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.
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 | 0.2 |
| Burglary | 3.9 |
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 23.0 |
| Drugs | 1.7 |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 0.6 |
| Other crime | 1.4 |
| Other theft | 5.7 |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 0.4 |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 3.5 |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 7.4 |
| Public order | 5.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.4 |
| Shoplifting | 4.3 |
What crimes are recorded in Melton
57.0 crimes per 1,000 residents were recorded in Melton in 2025/26 (England and Wales: 83.2).
Our total for April 2025 to March 2026: 3,093. Home Office recorded crime: 3,079 (0% apart).
Crimes recorded by the police, April 2025 to March 2026. 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% |
| Vehicle tampering | 14 | 0.26 | Down 42% |
| Vandalism to homes | 52 | 0.96 | Down 13% |
| Vandalism to other buildings | 20 | 0.37 | Down 13% |
| Vandalism to vehicles | 90 | 1.7 | Up 15% |
| Arson | 22 | 0.41 | Up 57% |
| Burglary of homes | 54 | 1.00 | Down 44% |
| Burglary of businesses | 56 | 1.0 | Down 42% |
| Homicide (murder and manslaughter) | 0 | - | - |
| Carrying a knife or blade | 9 | - | - |
| Carrying other weapons (including guns) | 19 | 0.35 | Down 14% |
| Robbery of people | 9 | - | - |
| Robbery of businesses | 1 | - | - |
| Violence with injury | 360 | 6.7 | Down 18% |
| Violence without injury | 420 | 7.8 | Up 6% |
| Stalking and harassment | 417 | 7.7 | Down 10% |
| Sexual offences | 158 | 2.9 | Up 8% |
| Shoplifting | 368 | 6.8 | Up 38% |
| Bicycle theft | 18 | 0.33 | - |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 17 | 0.31 | Down 48% |
| Drug dealing | 28 | 0.52 | Down 20% |
| Drug possession | 51 | 0.94 | Down 12% |
Under 10 a year: no rate or change, the numbers are too small to compare. These are council-area figures: police.uk street-level data, used for the map and the Safety score, only has the broad categories, and no source publishes murders or stabbings by street.
Leicestershire Police area: 696 offences involving a knife or sharp instrument in 2025/26 (779 the year before). This covers the whole police force area, not only Melton.
Source: Home Office, police recorded knife crime by police force.
How often crimes lead to a charge
In Melton, 10% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%).
- Charged or summonsed
- Caution or other action
- Suspect found, not prosecuted
- No suspect identified
- Still open
Show as a table
| Type | Crimes | Charged or summonsed | Caution or other action | Suspect found, not prosecuted | No suspect identified | Still open |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 1,441 | 8% | 10% | 64% | 16% | 2% |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 373 | 7% | 6% | 22% | 63% | 2% |
| Public order | 355 | 8% | 7% | 50% | 33% | 3% |
| Shoplifting | 283 | 34% | 4% | 12% | 51% | 0% |
| Other theft | 275 | 5% | 2% | 24% | 68% | 1% |
| Burglary | 220 | 9% | 0% | 16% | 74% | 0% |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 204 | 4% | 0% | 10% | 85% | 0% |
| Drugs | 109 | 32% | 28% | 28% | 6% | 6% |
| Other crime | 90 | 4% | 12% | 44% | 34% | 4% |
Uses the latest outcome police have recorded so far. 2% of these crimes are still open, so the final figures may be a little higher.
Towns and cities in Melton
Postcode districts in Melton
Questions about crime in Melton
- Is Melton a safe place to live?
- Melton scores 6 out of 10 for safety (average crime), compared with every neighbourhood in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
- Is crime going up or down in Melton?
- Down 17% over 5 years, from 3,798 recorded crimes a year to 3,136.
- What is the most common crime in Melton?
- The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 23 per 1,000 residents a year.
- How often does crime lead to a charge in Melton?
- In Melton, 10% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%). 38% were closed without a suspect being identified.
- How many burglaries are solved in Melton?
- Of 220 burglaries reported in Melton between September 2024 and August 2025, 9% led to someone being charged or summonsed and 74% were closed with no suspect identified.
- How many cars are stolen in Melton?
- In Melton, 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?
- 162 acts of vandalism to homes, other buildings and vehicles were recorded in Melton in 2025/26, 3.0 per 1,000 residents, 0.6 times the England and Wales average.
- How many murders were there in Melton last year?
- No homicides (murder or manslaughter) were recorded in Melton in 2025/26, against 0 the year before.