Total Crime Rate
331.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Launceston Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Wigston All Saints , and the 4th 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 Launceston Road (LE18 2FU) in the last 12 months was 331.5 per 1,000 residents and was 230.9% 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 Shoplifting with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 87.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 503.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Launceston Road (LE18 2FU), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Wigston All Saints| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Bodmin Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
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