Bardon Hill vs Melton Town Centre

Bardon Hill has a safety score of 11/100 (High Crime) and recorded 2,331 crimes in the last 12 months. Melton Town Centre has a safety score of 6/100 (High Crime) with 1,017 crimes. Bardon Hill scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Bardon Hill shows a year-on-year crime trend of -14.1% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Melton Town Centre shows +8.2% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Bardon Hill, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (919 incidents). In Melton Town Centre, it is Violent Crime (354 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Bardon Hill recorded 396 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Melton Town Centre recorded 131. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Bardon Hill totalled 919 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 354 in Melton Town Centre. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Bardon Hill recorded 2,714 crimes (now 2,331, a change of -14.1%). Melton Town Centre recorded 940 crimes previously (now 1,017, +8.2%).

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. Bardon Hill has a resolution rate of 35.1% and Melton Town Centre has 22.6%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Bardon Hill falls within the Leicestershire Police boundary. Melton Town Centre is covered by Leicestershire Police. 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 Bardon Hill and Melton Town Centre. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.