Total Crime Rate

110.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 110.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.3 10/10
  • Public order 11.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.8 5/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • 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
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Shenton Close area has the 13th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Wigston All Saints , and the 34th highest crime rate of 179 local areas in Oadby and Wigston .

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 Shenton Close (LE18 1EA) in the last 12 months was 110.8 per 1,000 residents and was 10.6% higher than the Wigston All Saints average (100.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 61.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shenton Close (LE18 1EA), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 61 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 Shenton Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Penney Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Victoria Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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