Total Crime Rate

6.5 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 6.5 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.5 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Westerby Close area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Wigston Fields , and the 10th 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 Westerby Close (LE18 1NY) in the last 12 months was 6.5 per 1,000 residents and was 91.2% lower than the Wigston Fields average (74.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 2 cases , down -75.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westerby Close (LE18 1NY), the main crime hotspot is near Two Steeples Square. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Westerby Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Oakwood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Mayfield Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Eastway Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Weldon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Victoria Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Weldon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Weldon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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