Total Crime Rate

89.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 89.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Public order 5.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 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

West Avenue area has the 17th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Wigston All Saints , and the 47th highest crime rate of 179 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 West Avenue (LE18 2FD) in the last 12 months was 89.1 per 1,000 residents and was 11.0% lower 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 58.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 61.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Avenue (LE18 2FD), the main crime hotspot is near Viking Road. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in West Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rutland Avenue —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Viking Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dukes Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Margaret Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs B5418 Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Rutland Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Viking Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Rutland Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Margaret Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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