Total Crime Rate
81.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cottage Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Wigston All Saints , and the 51st highest crime rate of 179 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 Cottage Road (LE18 3SA) in the last 12 months was 81.4 per 1,000 residents and was 18.8% 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 , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 40.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cottage Road (LE18 3SA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Windmill Bank, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Langton Road (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Wigston All Saints| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Heards Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clipstone Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Roman Hill | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Roman Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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