Total Crime Rate
11.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hayes Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Wigston Fields , and the 22nd lowest crime rate of 179 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 Hayes Road (LE18 3RH) in the last 12 months was 11.8 per 1,000 residents and was 84.0% lower than the Wigston Fields average (74.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
In the area around Hayes Road (LE18 3RH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Boulter Crescent, where police recorded 30 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.
View Crime In Wigston Fields| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Waterloo Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harrington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Kelmarsh Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Horwood Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Boulter Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Boulter Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Boulter Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Attenborough Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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