Crime Rates at Laxton Close, Wigston, LE18 3WJ

Laxton Close area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Wigston All Saints , and the 27th 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 Laxton Close (LE18 3WJ) in the last 12 months was 13.2 per 1,000 residents and was 86.9% 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 Drugs with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Laxton Close (LE18 3WJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Grasmere Road, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bilsdale Road (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.