Crime Rates at Morleys Close, Wigston, LE18 3AB

Morleys Close area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Wigston All Saints , and the 73rd highest crime rate of 179 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 52.3 per 1,000 residents and was 47.8% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 26.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Morleys Close (LE18 3AB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Burgess Street, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Yarwell Drive (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.