Crime Rates at Foston Gate, Wigston, LE18 3SS

Foston Gate area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Wigston All Saints , and the 29th lowest crime rate of 179 local areas in Oadby and Wigston .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Foston Gate (LE18 3SS) in the last 12 months was 14.3 per 1,000 residents and was 85.7% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Foston Gate (LE18 3SS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Meadow Hill, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Long Meadow (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.