Total Crime Rate

17.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 17.7 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.1 4/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Brixham Drive area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Wigston Fields , and the 44th lowest crime rate of 179 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 Brixham Drive (LE18 1BJ) in the last 12 months was 17.7 per 1,000 residents and was 76.1% lower than the Wigston Fields average (74.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brixham Drive (LE18 1BJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Viking Road, where police recorded 70 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Crabtree Corner (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Brixham Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Dale Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Viking Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Crabtree Corner Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Viking Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs B5418 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ramsbury Road —
Sep 2025Drugs Lyon Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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