Total Crime Rate

45.3 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 45.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Kingston Avenue area has the 9th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Wigston Fields , and the 86th 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 Kingston Avenue (LE18 1HP) in the last 12 months was 45.3 per 1,000 residents and was 38.8% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 27.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingston Avenue (LE18 1HP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fir Tree Close, 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 Kingston Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Granville Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Duffield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barnby Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Duffield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Barnby Avenue —
Sep 2025Burglary Granville Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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