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Crime in Melton by area

Every neighbourhood we cover, ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents a year, from police.uk figures for June to August 2026. Highest first. Pick a type of crime to re-rank, or tap a column to sort.

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987crimes recordedJune to August 2026
+12%on the 3 months beforemore crime
Wymondhamlowest rate2.6 per 1,000 a year
44.5middle areacrimes per 1,000 a year

Darker means more crime per resident. Tap an area for its page.

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Most improved: Sysonby (-5%) and Melton Mowbray (7%), compared with the three months before.

Every area, ranked

#Most common
1SysonbyLE13 · 6,671 residents 112.1▼ 5%shoplifting
2Melton MowbrayLE13 · 27,723 residents 91.5▲ 7%violence
3AsfordbyLE14 · 3,603 residents 54.4▲ 20%violence
4BottesfordNG13 · 3,685 residents 46.7▼ 14%violence
5BeckingthorpeNG13 · 3,685 residents 44.5▼ 16%violence
6Frisby on the WreakeLE14 · 1,886 residents 40.3–violence
7SomerbyLE14 · 1,812 residents 26.5▲ 9%criminal damage
8Waltham on the WoldsLE14 · 1,793 residents 22.3–violence
9Great DalbyLE14 · 1,703 residents 16.4–violence
10WymondhamLE14 · 1,563 residents 2.6–vehicle crime

Change compares the last three months with the three before. A dash means too few crimes to compare fairly.

Why busy centres look worst

Crimes are counted where they happen, but residents are counted where they live. Town centres and shopping areas have lots of shops, bars and visitors and not many residents, so their rates come out high even though most people there are just passing through.

How we work it out

Each area is a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page. We count the crimes police.uk records inside the circle over the last three months and turn that into a yearly figure, then divide by the number of people who live inside the circle, from the 2021 Census. Police locations are moved slightly on purpose to protect victims, so treat small differences between neighbouring areas with a pinch of salt.

Sources: data.police.uk and the Office for National Statistics, both under the Open Government Licence. Figures update every month.

Crime in every area

Questions people ask

Which areas of Melton have the lowest crime?

Over June to August 2026, the areas with the fewest crimes per 1,000 residents were Wymondham, Great Dalby, Waltham on the Wolds, Somerby and Frisby on the Wreake.

Which areas of Melton have the highest crime?

Leaving aside the big shopping and industrial areas, where visitors and workers push the figures up, the highest rates over June to August 2026 were in Sysonby, Melton Mowbray, Asfordby, Bottesford and Beckingthorpe.

Is crime going up or down in Melton?

Across Melton, 987 crimes were recorded over June to August 2026, 12% more than the three months before.

How is crime per 1,000 residents worked out?

We count the crimes police.uk records inside each area, turn the last three months into a yearly figure, and divide by the number of people who live there from the 2021 Census.