Melbourne vs Somercotes and Riddings

Melbourne has a safety score of 16/100 (High Crime) and recorded 746 crimes in the last 12 months. Somercotes and Riddings has a safety score of 7/100 (High Crime) with 1,626 crimes. Melbourne scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Melbourne shows a year-on-year crime trend of -21.9% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Somercotes and Riddings shows -2.6% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Melbourne, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (312 incidents). In Somercotes and Riddings, it is Violent Crime (742 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Melbourne recorded 133 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Somercotes and Riddings recorded 191. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Melbourne totalled 312 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 742 in Somercotes and Riddings. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Melbourne recorded 955 crimes (now 746, a change of -21.9%). Somercotes and Riddings recorded 1,669 crimes previously (now 1,626, -2.6%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Melbourne has a resolution rate of 0% and Somercotes and Riddings has 17.3%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Melbourne falls within the Derbyshire Constabulary boundary. Somercotes and Riddings is covered by Derbyshire Constabulary. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Melbourne and Somercotes and Riddings. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.