Total Crime Rate
57.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
46.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Balmoral Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Earl Shilton , and the 144th highest crime rate of 360 local areas in Hinckley and Bosworth .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Balmoral Road (LE9 7HB) in the last 12 months was 57.5 per 1,000 residents and was 23.8% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 46.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Balmoral Road (LE9 7HB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hinckley Road, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mallory Street (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Earl Shilton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandringham Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Balmoral Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Coronation Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elmdale Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hinckley Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hinckley Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hinckley Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Mallory Street | Under investigation |
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