Total Crime Rate

223.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

133.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 223.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 133.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 107.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.8 10/10
  • Public order 22.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.9 10/10
  • Drugs 8.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.5 7/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Robbery 4.5 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Acorn Way area has the 4th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Wigston All Saints , and the 9th highest crime rate of 178 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 Acorn Way (LE18 3YA) in the last 12 months was 223.2 per 1,000 residents and was 156.4% higher than the Wigston All Saints average (87.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 133.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Acorn Way (LE18 3YA), 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 (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Acorn Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Church Nook Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Wolstan'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Acorn Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Geddington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boulter Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boulter Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Boulter Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Wolstan'S Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Boulter Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Wolstan'S Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Nook Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Nook Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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