Melton Rural South Monthly Beat Update – May 2025

Dear Resident
Welcome to May’s Priority Update for the Melton Rural South Beat. Our beat priorities are decided from feedback from the community in the form of surveys through Neighbourhood Link and our crime incident reporting systems.
Thank you to all those who have completed the surveys.
Our 3 main beat priorities continue to be:
Road Safety
Drug Taking
Rural and Farming Equipment Thefts

PC Tranter and I feel it is important that we keep you as residents informed regarding the level and type of crime on the Melton Rural South beat and how it is being addressed which is why we post these monthly updates.

In May we saw an increase in Road Traffic Collisions (RTCs) on the beat’s roads to 7, one of which involved serious injuries. As always, our advice is please drive to the speed limit and the weather conditions.

Road traffic enforcement on the beat’s roads continues to be addressed with high visibility speed monitoring together with using both marked and unmarked police vehicles to stop vehicles. 
We have continued to see a high number of criminal damage incidents with 7 reported in May. The number of reported thefts has also increased from last month to 7, and the number of burglaries has increased sharply this month to 7, particularly in the Asfordby area. Investigations to these incidents are ongoing and additional patrols in both marked and unmarked cars are being conducted by the beat team supported by response officers during the night. Please ensure you keep your doors and windows locked and your outbuildings secured.

There has been a marked decrease in the number of incidents of vehicle crime to just 1.

There have been 2 incidents of drugs possession on the beat and those involved are being dealt with accordingly.
PC Tranter and I will continue to spend as much time on the beat as possible, assisted by the Rural Crime Team, working longer shifts in an attempt to deter criminals onto our area.

As always PC Tranter and I are grateful for all your help, co-operation, and support. Thank you.
PCSO French 6575
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