Crime Rates at Godwin Avenue, Wigston, LE18 3PL

Godwin Avenue area has the 28th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Wigston All Saints , and the 87th 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 Godwin Avenue (LE18 3PL) in the last 12 months was 42.0 per 1,000 residents and was 51.7% 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 Other theft with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -88.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Godwin Avenue (LE18 3PL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Yarwell Drive (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.