Crime Rates at Bassett Street, Wigston, LE18 4PD

Bassett Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in South Wigston , and the 15th highest crime rate of 178 local areas in Oadby and Wigston .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bassett Street (LE18 4PD) in the last 12 months was 158.7 per 1,000 residents and was 52.0% higher than the South Wigston average (104.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -53.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 57.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bassett Street (LE18 4PD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Further/Higher Educational Building, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Blaby Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.