Total Crime Rate

370.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 370.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 111.1 10/10
  • Public order 58.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.2 9/10
  • Other theft 43.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 40.1 8/10
  • Burglary 24.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.4 8/10
  • Other crime 9.3 9/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bassett Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 27 local areas in South Wigston , and the 3rd 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 Bassett Street (LE18 4PE) in the last 12 months was 370.4 per 1,000 residents and was 205.3% higher than the South Wigston average (121.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -53.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 169.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bassett Street (LE18 4PE), the main crime hotspot is near Bassett Street. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bassett Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Isabella Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Railway Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bassett Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bassett Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Isabella Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Irlam Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Drugs Irlam Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Irlam Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leopold Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leopold Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Leopold Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Leopold Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Wigston Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Station Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Countesthorpe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Leopold Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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