West Melbourne sits near the middle of U.S. towns for recorded crime
Year on year, 1.6 violent crimes and 11.1 incidents of property crime occur per 1,000 residents, compared with 3.4 and 17.3 in the rest of Florida. Per resident, the graded crimes were down 23% from 2023 to 2025. Add to that, its letter overall is B− (#45 of 128 graded towns in Florida): close to the middle of U.S. towns, from crimes its police reported through 2023 to 2025.
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. “Rest of FL” is every other Florida city and town in the FBI’s tables; the U.S. figure is the FBI’s national estimate as published, averaged over the three years. The FBI publishes no national homicide or robbery rate in our data, so those compare with all U.S. cities and towns in its tables.
What stands out about safety in West Melbourne
West Melbourne reports less crime than every graded town next door
Of the 3 Florida towns on West Melbourne’s borders, 1 have a Safety Grade: Palm Bay (C+). June Park is an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) with no police department of its own. Melbourne has no FBI figures of its own for 2023–2025. Neighbors ↓
Among Florida towns, higher
Florida’s cities and towns report less crime than most states’, so West Melbourne’s place among its own towns differs from its national one: it reports less crime than 65% of the 128 Florida towns we grade, against 52% nationally. Safety Grade ↓
Reported crime is falling
Crime reported per resident fell from 2023 to 2025 by more than ordinary year-to-year swings, on the grade’s own score. Trend ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What’s behind West Melbourne’s grade
Property crimes plus four times violent crimes reported to the FBI per resident, 2023–2025, on a national curve. Violent crime holds West Melbourne’s grade up; property crime pulls it down. Its property rate (11.1) is below the FBI’s national estimate (17.6) but higher than in most individual towns: the national figure is weighted by people, and the grade counts towns.
Reported crime per resident, 2023 to 2025
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| Year | West Melbourne property | Rest of Florida property | West Melbourne violent | Rest of Florida violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 13.4 | 22.2 | 2.3 | 4.5 |
| 2023 | 12.3 | 19.3 | 1.7 | 3.6 |
| 2024 | 12.0 | 18.4 | 1.5 | 3.5 |
| 2025 | 9.2 | 14.3 | 1.6 | 3.0 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
Reported crime per resident fell from 2023 to 2025, by more than ordinary year-to-year swings. Per 1,000 residents, 2022–2025, against the rest of Florida.
Violent crime, by year and by type
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| Year | West Melbourne | Rest of Florida | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2.3 | 4.5 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 1.7 | 3.6 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 1.6 | 3.0 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
West Melbourne’s police reported 150 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 1.6 per 1,000 residents a year, against 3.4 in the rest of Florida and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
Crime in West Melbourne per 1,000 residents
Violent crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Property crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Crimes reported to police in 2025 per resident; one person can be the victim of more than one, and some reports involve visitors.
And about 2 violent crimes, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
355 crimes reported in 2025
2025 offenses reported
Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. The last row is counted outside the property total.
53 violent and 302 property, as reported to the FBI by West Melbourne’s police.
14 people died in crashes on West Melbourne’s roads in 2019–2023
West Melbourne had 14 fatal crashes in five years, in which 14 people died; 3 were pedestrians and 1 was a cyclist. 3 died in crashes on an Interstate.
That is 9.7 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, about the same as the median for Florida towns of 25,000–100,000 people (9.7, 147 towns).
Deaths are counted where the crash happened, not where the people lived: a highway through town adds through-traffic deaths, and residents’ own risk on roads elsewhere isn’t here. Town rates sit below state and U.S. rates because a third of fatal crashes happen outside any town. Road safety is described here and is not part of the Safety Grade. Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023.
West Melbourne and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Melbourne | B− | 1.6 | 11.1 |
| June Park | — | — | — |
| Melbourne | — | — | — |
| Palm Bay | C+ | 3.1 | 9.5 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. June Park is an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) with no police department of its own. Melbourne has no FBI figures of its own for 2023–2025.
Florida towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Melbourne | B− | 1.6 | 11.1 |
| Dunedin | B+ | 0.8 | 8.2 |
| Crestview | B | 1.6 | 8.4 |
| Miami Lakes | B | 0.8 | 11.9 |
| Winter Park | C | 2.2 | 18.1 |
| Casselberry | C− | 2.6 | 22.1 |
The five graded Florida towns closest to West Melbourne’s population (31,285), by grade.
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- It’s reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many crimes are never reported to police.
- One number for all of West Melbourne. A town-wide rate doesn’t show where incidents happen, and that can differ a lot from one part of town to another.
- Visitors count too. Incidents involving people who work, shop or visit are counted against West Melbourne’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (32,715 in 2025); our figure for West Melbourne is 31,285 (2025 Census estimate).
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn’t report a full year, not that nothing happened.
How the grade is calculated, for every town: How TownRatings grades safety →
Questions about safety in West Melbourne
Is West Melbourne, FL safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, West Melbourne reports less crime per resident than 52% of U.S. towns, a B− Safety Grade and #45 of 128 in Florida. Its police reported 1.6 violent crimes per 1,000 residents a year, against 3.4 in the rest of Florida and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
What is the crime rate in West Melbourne?
1.6 violent and 11.1 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of Florida reports 3.4 and 17.3; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
How many homicides were there in West Melbourne in 2025?
West Melbourne’s police reported 1 homicides to the FBI for 2025, 3.1 per 100,000 residents. Across U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables the 2025 figure was 4.6.
Is West Melbourne safer than Palm Bay?
Palm Bay reports more crime per resident than West Melbourne: Palm Bay grades C+ for safety and West Melbourne B−. Palm Bay’s police reported 3.1 violent and 9.5 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices West Melbourne?
West Melbourne’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “West Melbourne”. Its figures are the ones on this page.
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Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 2025, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. The Safety Grade is our own summary of that data, not an official rating. Road deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.