Total Crime Rate

59.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 59.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 35.7 6/10
  • Public order 17.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.9 8/10
  • Other theft 6.0 5/10
  • Shoplifting 6.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kings Drive area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Wigston All Saints , and the 62nd highest crime rate of 178 local areas in Oadby and Wigston .

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 Kings Drive (LE18 1AG) in the last 12 months was 59.5 per 1,000 residents and was 31.6% lower than the Wigston All Saints average (87.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 35.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kings Drive (LE18 1AG), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 66 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kings Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Penney Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Long Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willow Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maromme Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Horndean Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Burgess Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spring Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Two Steeples Square —
Apr 2026Public order Finson Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Burgess Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Long Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paddock Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Leicester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Elizabeth Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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