Total Crime Rate
223.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
133.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Glebe Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Wigston All Saints , and the 9th highest crime rate of 178 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 Glebe Close (LE18 3LU) in the last 12 months was 223.2 per 1,000 residents and was 156.4% higher 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 133.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Glebe Close (LE18 3LU), the main crime hotspot is near Paddock Street. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Wigston Meadowcourt| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Mowsley End | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bull Head Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bull Head Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maromme Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Glebe Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Glebe Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Finson Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Church Nook | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Spring Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Nook | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Nook | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Paddock Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Burgess Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Burgess Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Highfield Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | St Wolstan'S Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Two Steeples Square | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | St Wolstan'S Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Wolstan'S Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Boulter Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Boulter Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Boulter Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Boulter Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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