Total Crime Rate
10.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Avondale Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Wigston Fields , and the 19th lowest crime rate of 179 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 Avondale Road (LE18 1ND) in the last 12 months was 10.5 per 1,000 residents and was 85.8% lower than the Wigston Fields average (74.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 116.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Avondale Road (LE18 1ND), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Weldon Road, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Waterloo Crescent (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Wigston Fields| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Waterloo Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Weldon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Weldon Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Weldon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Eastway Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Mayfield Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Horwood Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Oakwood Avenue | Under investigation |
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