Crime Rate in Wigston St Wolstan's, ward

Wigston St Wolstan's has the 4th lowest crime rate of 10 wards in Oadby and Wigston district and the 2274th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East Midlands), it has the 224th lowest crime rate of 752 wards.

The overall crime rate in Wigston St Wolstan's in the last 12 months was 46.8 per 1,000 residents and was 31.0% lower than the Oadby and Wigston district average (67.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Wigston St Wolstan's’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 123 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -34.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 154 (≈ 22.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Wigston St Wolstan's ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Parking Area, with 48 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Burgess Street (21 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.