Total Crime Rate

55.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.4 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 55.8 5/10
  • Violent crimes 24.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • 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
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

Burleigh Avenue area has the 8th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Wigston Fields , and the 68th 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 Burleigh Avenue (LE18 1FL) in the last 12 months was 55.8 per 1,000 residents and was 17.6% lower than the Wigston Fields average (67.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 24.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burleigh Avenue (LE18 1FL), the main crime hotspot is near Westfield Avenue. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Burleigh Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guilford Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Fir Tree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barnby Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barnby Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Duffield Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fir Tree Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fir Tree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burleigh Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fir Tree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Westfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Westfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westfield Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guilford Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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