Total Crime Rate
3.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
0.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Sandown 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 Sandown Road (LE18 1LD) 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 Sandown Road (LE18 1LD), the main crime hotspot is near Finson Close. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Wigston St Wolstan's| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Highfield Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Ruskington Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Highfield Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grange Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Finson Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Ruskington Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Two Steeples Square | — |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Leicester Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Horndean Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Brighton Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grangeway Road | Under investigation |
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