Total Crime Rate
166.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Granville Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Wigston Fields , and the 19th 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 Granville Road (LE18 1JP) in the last 12 months was 166.1 per 1,000 residents and was 124.4% higher than the Wigston Fields average (74.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -87.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 54.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2700.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Granville Road (LE18 1JP), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Wigston Fields| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Barnby Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barnby Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hillcrest Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Duffield Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Duffield Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Granville Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Granville Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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