Crime Rate in Oadby Uplands, ward

Oadby Uplands has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 10 wards in Oadby and Wigston district and the 1077th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East Midlands), it has the 90th lowest crime rate of 752 wards.

The overall crime rate in Oadby Uplands in the last 12 months was 34.2 per 1,000 residents and was 49.6% lower than the Oadby and Wigston district average (67.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Oadby Uplands’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 75 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -63.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 97 (≈ 20.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Oadby Uplands ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Waldron Drive. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.