Total Crime Rate

61.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 61.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.5 8/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Croft Drive area has the 7th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Wigston Fields , and the 59th highest 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 Croft Drive (LE18 1HD) in the last 12 months was 61.6 per 1,000 residents and was 16.8% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 39.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -47.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 256.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Croft Drive (LE18 1HD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shackerdale Road, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Westfield Avenue (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Croft Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Dale Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ramsbury Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Duffield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Duffield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Granville Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bradgate Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shackerdale Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shackerdale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Croft Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs B5418 Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Granville Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Asquith Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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