Melton Mowbray South
Middle areaSouth Melton. 9,044 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 6.8 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 71% of people in Melton Mowbray South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Melton Mowbray South
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Melton Mowbray South at a rate of 97.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 65.8 per 1,000 people across Melton.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 330 |
| Other crime | 150 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 130 |
| Shoplifting | 108 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 84 |
| Drug offences | 25 |
| Vehicle crime | 25 |
| Burglary | 18 |
| Theft from the person | 9 |
| Robbery | 2 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Melton Mowbray South compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Melton Mowbray South safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Melton Mowbray South at a rate of 97.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 65.8 per 1,000 people across Melton.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 88 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Melton Mowbray South.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (330), other crime (150) and anti-social behaviour (130).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Melton
These figures are published for the whole of Melton, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Melton and not Melton Mowbray South alone. See Melton
Melton Mowbray South in brief
The median price paid for a home in Melton Mowbray South was £220,000 in 2025.
Melton Mowbray South had 8,823 usual residents at the census.
About 71% of people in Melton Mowbray South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Melton Mowbray South, 95.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.