Crime Rates at Melton Street, Earl Shilton, Leicester, LE9 7FP

Melton Street area has the 13th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Earl Shilton , and the 125th highest crime rate of 360 local areas in Hinckley and Bosworth .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Melton Street (LE9 7FP) in the last 12 months was 63.2 per 1,000 residents and was 16.3% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 16.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melton Street (LE9 7FP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oaks Way, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Westfield Avenue (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.