Melton Rural South — Neighbourhood Policing Team
Local policing team in the Leicestershire Police area: contact routes, current priorities and public events.
The Melton Rural South Neighbourhood covers the villages of Asfordby, Grimston, Nether Broughton, Old Dalby, Saxelby, Shoby and Welby to the West of Melton Mowbray as well as the villages of Burrough on the Hill, Burton Lazars, Cold Overton, Eye Kettleby, Great Dalby, John O'Gaunt, Knossington, Leesthorpe, Little Dalby, Pickwell, Somerby, Thorpe Satchville and Twyford to the South of Melton Mowbray.
Contact the team
- telephone
- 101
In an emergency always call 999. For non-emergencies call 101 or use Leicestershire Police's online reporting.
Recorded crime — June 2026
63 street-level crimes recorded within this team’s boundary.
Compared with May 2026 (59): ▲ 4 (7%) higher. Recorded-crime counts fluctuate month to month.
- Violence and sexual offences29 · 46%
- Anti-social behaviour7 · 11%
- Vehicle crime7 · 11%
- Other theft6 · 10%
- Public order4 · 6%
- Shoplifting3 · 5%
- Burglary2 · 3%
- Criminal damage and arson2 · 3%
Street-level open data from data.police.uk (Open Government Licence v3.0), counted within this team’s official boundary. Locations on data.police.uk are approximate — snapped to anonymised map points near where each crime occurred — so figures are a guide, not an exact address-level count. Captured 2026-08-08.
What happened to reported crimes — June 2026
33 recorded outcomes logged within this team’s boundary.
- Unable to prosecute suspect15 · 45%
- Investigation complete; no suspect identified15 · 45%
- Further investigation is not in the public interest1 · 3%
- Local resolution1 · 3%
- Action to be taken by another organisation1 · 3%
Recorded outcomes from data.police.uk (Open Government Licence v3.0). A crime and its outcome can fall in different months, so these do not map one-to-one onto the crime counts above. Captured 2026-08-09.
Current priorities
RURAL THEFTS Through feedback from beat surgeries and community engagements the community have raised the issue of Farming Equipment Thefts on the Melton Rural South Beat.
The beat team have learnt what to look out for and in conjunction with the Rural Policing Team are out deterring and looking to catch thieves working the area. The level of rural crime has reduced on the beat but we will continue the patrols day and night and look to be out to protect our rural business community as we enter the spring / summer months.
Set: 2026-06-25
ROAD SAFETY Through Neighbourhood Link, and Social media accounts the community have raised the issue of Road Safety issues on the NR30 beat area. Specifically speeding vehicles and collisions. The weather has been the cause of road traffic collisions on the beat over the last few weeks - reduced visibility and lack of traction.
Your beat team are working to reduce road casualties - we respond to live incidents, work pro-actively to deal with traffic offences and set up operations in higher risk areas. As we enter spring / summer months there will be an increase in pro-activity to prevent loss of life and injury on the road.
Set: 2026-06-25
DRUGS: Through feedback from beat surgeries and community engagements the community have raised the issue of drug taking on the Melton Rural South Beat.
PC Tranter and PCSO French use patrols to visit rural locations on the beat where drug use is noted. We receive information from the public as well as police led intel gathering to build a picture around dealing and supply.
Set: 2026-06-25
Public events & surgeries
Asfordby Beat Surgery
2026-07-19 · The Co-op Store Bradgate Lane Asfordby
Asfordby Beat Surgery
Asfordby Village Hall Beat Surgery
2026-07-27 · Village Hall Main Street Asfordby
Beat Surgery
Gates Garden Centre Beat Surgery
2026-07-28 · Gates Garden Centre Cold Overton
Gates Garden Centre Beat Surgery
Event listings reflect the last data refresh — check the official team page before attending.
Team locations
- Station (station)King Street Melton Mowbray Leicestershire, LE13 1EE
Nearby teams in Leicestershire Police
All Leicestershire Police neighbourhood teams →Source: data.police.uk API · Licensed under Open Government Licence v3.0 · Fetched 2026-07-13. BlueLineHub is independent and not affiliated with Leicestershire Police.