Crime Rates at Prospect Way, Earl Shilton, Leicester, LE9 7EA

Prospect Way area has the highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Earl Shilton , and the 9th highest crime rate of 360 local areas in Hinckley and Bosworth .

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 Prospect Way (LE9 7EA) in the last 12 months was 247.9 per 1,000 residents and was 228.5% higher than the Earl Shilton average (75.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 22.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 114.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prospect Way (LE9 7EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oaks Way, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Park Road (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.