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Frisby-on-the-Wreake

Ward

South west Melton. About 2,060 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 49 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 82% of people in Frisby-on-the-Wreake live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
1,885
218th least populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
82%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
66.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.7%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Frisby-on-the-Wreake compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

Frisby-on-the-WreakeMiddle
Population16 wards, Melton · 2021
Population: every ward in Melton16 areas from 1,564 to 5,538. The middle area is 3,572. Frisby-on-the-Wreake is 1,885.
1,8856th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares16 wards, Melton · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Melton16 areas from 37.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 96.0%. Frisby-on-the-Wreake is 82.0%.
82%6th fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage16 wards, Melton · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Melton16 areas from 19.6% to 98.9%. The middle area is 80.1%. Frisby-on-the-Wreake is 66.9%.
66.9%6th lowest
Claimant rate16 wards, Melton · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Melton16 areas from 1.0% to 4.9%. The middle area is 2.1%. Frisby-on-the-Wreake is 1.7%.
1.7%7th lowest

Is Frisby-on-the-Wreake safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Frisby-on-the-Wreake at a rate of 36.9 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, 9 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Frisby-on-the-Wreake.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (32), other crime (18) and anti-social behaviour (9).

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 ward, so they describe all of Melton and not Frisby-on-the-Wreake alone. See Melton

Average house price
£286,469
Up 4.1% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£33,900
29th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
8.5×
Joint 109th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
14.9
Joint 94th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Frisby-on-the-Wreake in brief

Frisby-on-the-Wreake had 1,885 usual residents at the census.

About 82% of people in Frisby-on-the-Wreake live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Frisby-on-the-Wreake, 66.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Frisby-on-the-Wreake, 1.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.