Total Crime Rate

139.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.4 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 139.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 95.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 16.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.7 6/10
  • Drugs 8.2 8/10
  • Public order 8.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.2 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Lyon Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Wigston Fields , and the 20th highest crime rate of 178 local areas in Oadby and Wigston .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lyon Close (LE18 2BJ) in the last 12 months was 139.7 per 1,000 residents and was 106.6% higher than the Wigston Fields average (67.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 16.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lyon Close (LE18 2BJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Viking Road, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near West Avenue (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lyon Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Goldhill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Viking Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goldhill Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Elmwood Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmwood Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Durham Drive —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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