Total Crime Rate

7.0 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 7.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Violent crimes 0.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Birchtree Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Wigston Fields , and the 11th lowest crime rate of 178 local areas in Oadby and Wigston .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Birchtree Road (LE18 1NE) in the last 12 months was 7.0 per 1,000 residents and was 89.6% lower than the Wigston Fields average (67.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

In the area around Birchtree Road (LE18 1NE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Horwood Close, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Heathfield Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Birchtree Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highfield Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Ruskington Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Ruskington Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Highfield Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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