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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in LE7: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

LE7 recorded 244 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 2.81 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 29.9% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 3.9% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring36.23 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment244 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_downCrime down 3.9% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

244
trending_down -20.3% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

36.23per 1k
Low Risk

Active Postcodes

1,873

Within LE7 district

Melton

86,884

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Jack Hardy Close Map
total: 8 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Anti-social behaviour: 1
8
Melton Road Map
total: 7 Other theft: 3 Shoplifting: 2
7
Supermarket Map
total: 6 Shoplifting: 5 Violence and sexual offences: 1
6
Lyncroft Leys Map
total: 5 Anti-social behaviour: 2 Violence and sexual offences: 2
5
Barkbythorpe Road Map
total: 5 Anti-social behaviour: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 2
5
Covert Close Map
total: 4 Anti-social behaviour: 1 Criminal damage and arson: 1
4
Supermarket Map
total: 3 Shoplifting: 2 Public order: 1
3
Thurncourt Gardens Map
total: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 2 Criminal damage and arson: 1
3
Campion Way Map
total: 3 Criminal damage and arson: 3
3
Telford Way Map
total: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 2 Other theft: 1
3

Crime Breakdown

April 2026
244 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
73
29.9%
Anti-social Behaviour
38
15.6%
Criminal Damage & Arson
30
12.3%
Other Theft
25
10.2%
Burglary
18
7.4%
Public Order
17
7.0%
Vehicle Crime
14
5.7%
Shoplifting
10
4.1%
Other Crime
8
3.3%
Drug Offences
7
2.9%
Weapons Possession
3
1.2%
Robbery
1
0.4%

Crime Analysis: LE7

Violence & Sexual Offences makes up the largest share of crime in LE7 at 29.9%. Anti-social Behaviour (15.6%) and Criminal Damage & Arson (12.3%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in LE7 has fallen slightly — by 3.9%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for LE7 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.

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Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_down -20.3%
Year-on-Yeartrending_down -3.9%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -0.3%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 0 local authorities in England & Wales.

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