Total Crime Rate

7.5 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

0.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 7.5 1/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Violent crimes 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • Other crime 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Penzance Avenue area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Wigston All Saints , and the 14th lowest crime rate of 178 local areas in Oadby and Wigston .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Penzance Avenue (LE18 2HW) in the last 12 months was 7.5 per 1,000 residents and was 91.4% lower than the Wigston All Saints average (87.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

In the area around Penzance Avenue (LE18 2HW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Willow Place (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Penzance Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Peacock Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peacock Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bude Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willow Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Newgate End Under investigation
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Data Sources

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