Total Crime Rate

3.3 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

0.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 3.3 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Violent crimes 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Leicester Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Wigston Fields , and the 3rd lowest crime rate of 178 local areas in Oadby and Wigston .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Leicester Road (LE18 1JT) in the last 12 months was 3.3 per 1,000 residents and was 95.2% lower than the Wigston Fields average (67.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

In the area around Leicester Road (LE18 1JT), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Leicester Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Calverton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Horndean Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Two Steeples Square —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Leicester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grangeway Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brighton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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