Total Crime Rate

319.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 319.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 101.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 60.1 10/10
  • Public order 51.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 21.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.1 10/10
  • Drugs 13.7 9/10
  • Other theft 8.2 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.2 9/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Other crime 5.5 7/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.7 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Long Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Wigston All Saints , and the 5th highest crime rate of 179 local areas in Oadby and Wigston .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Long Street (LE18 2BQ) in the last 12 months was 319.7 per 1,000 residents and was 219.1% higher than the Wigston All Saints average (100.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 60 (≈ 163.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Long Street (LE18 2BQ), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Long Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime South Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Willow Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Davenport Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cedar Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Penney Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Falmouth Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pochins Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bushloe End —
Sep 2025Burglary Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Elizabeth Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parlour Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Central Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Peacock Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Collaton Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Collaton Road Further action is not in the public interest
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Data Sources

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