Crime Rates at Balfour Street, Leicester, LE3 5EA

Balfour Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Fosse , and the 72nd highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Leicester .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Balfour Street (LE3 5EA) in the last 12 months was 352.6 per 1,000 residents and was 177.4% higher than the Fosse average (127.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 60 (≈ 157.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Balfour Street (LE3 5EA), the main crime hotspot is near Empire Road. Police recorded 80 crimes here, including 50 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.