Melton Mowbray West
Middle areaSouth west Melton. 10,188 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 7.9 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 78% of people in Melton Mowbray West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Melton Mowbray West
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Melton Mowbray West at a rate of 101.0 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 | 346 |
| Shoplifting | 259 |
| Other crime | 149 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 121 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 87 |
| Drug offences | 27 |
| Burglary | 16 |
| Vehicle crime | 14 |
| Theft from the person | 7 |
| Robbery | 3 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Melton Mowbray West compares
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Is Melton Mowbray West safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Melton Mowbray West at a rate of 101.0 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, 100 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Melton Mowbray West.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (346), shoplifting (259) and other crime (149).
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 West alone. See Melton
Melton Mowbray West in brief
The median price paid for a home in Melton Mowbray West was £244,995 in 2025.
Melton Mowbray West had 9,626 usual residents at the census.
About 78% of people in Melton Mowbray West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Melton Mowbray West, 92.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.