Total Crime Rate

367.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 367.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 132.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 86.8 10/10
  • Public order 33.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.1 7/10
  • Burglary 20.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.7 9/10
  • Other theft 20.7 10/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wightman Close area has the highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Shepshed East , and the 14th highest crime rate of 553 local areas in Charnwood .

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 Wightman Close (LE12 9NQ) in the last 12 months was 367.8 per 1,000 residents and was 356.9% higher than the Shepshed East average (80.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 74.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wightman Close (LE12 9NQ), the main crime hotspot is near Lacey Court. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wightman Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Central Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Spinners Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Factory Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Queen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Lambert Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lacey Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lacey Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lacey Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lacey Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Spinners Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Spinners Way —
Sep 2025Burglary Spinners Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lacey Court —
Sep 2025Public order Park Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lacey Court —
Sep 2025Burglary Britannia Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Pick Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St James Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Palace Close —
Sep 2025Drugs Palace Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Factory Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Threadcutters Way —
Sep 2025Other theft Park Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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