Crime Rates at Morleys Close, Wigston, LE18 3AB

Morleys Close area has the 24th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Wigston All Saints , and the 71st highest crime rate of 178 local areas in Oadby and Wigston .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Morleys Close (LE18 3AB) in the last 12 months was 55.6 per 1,000 residents and was 36.2% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 29.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Morleys Close (LE18 3AB), the main crime hotspot is near Burgess Street. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.