Melton Town North vs Oakham Town and Barleythorpe

Melton Town North has a safety score of 7/100 (High Crime) and recorded 928 crimes in the last 12 months. Oakham Town and Barleythorpe has a safety score of 18/100 (High Crime) with 763 crimes. Oakham Town and Barleythorpe scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Melton Town North shows a year-on-year crime trend of -0.5% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Oakham Town and Barleythorpe shows +0.1% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Melton Town North, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (387 incidents). In Oakham Town and Barleythorpe, it is Violent Crime (276 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Melton Town North recorded 138 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Oakham Town and Barleythorpe recorded 128. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Melton Town North totalled 387 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 276 in Oakham Town and Barleythorpe. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Melton Town North recorded 933 crimes (now 928, a change of -0.5%). Oakham Town and Barleythorpe recorded 762 crimes previously (now 763, +0.1%).

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. Melton Town North has a resolution rate of 22.6% and Oakham Town and Barleythorpe has 29.8%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Melton Town North falls within the Leicestershire Police boundary. Oakham Town and Barleythorpe 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 Melton Town North and Oakham Town and Barleythorpe. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.