Total Crime Rate

11.8 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 11.8 1/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Mere 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 Mere Road (LE18 3RJ) 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 Mere Road (LE18 3RJ), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Mere Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Boulter Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harrington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Kelmarsh Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Boulter Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Boulter Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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