Total Crime Rate

129.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 129.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.7 9/10
  • Public order 25.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.5 5/10
  • Drugs 8.5 8/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Shoplifting 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Garden Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in South Wigston , and the 25th highest crime rate of 179 local areas in Oadby and Wigston .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Garden Street (LE18 4PW) in the last 12 months was 129.9 per 1,000 residents and was 7.1% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -24.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 81.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Garden Street (LE18 4PW), 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 Garden Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leopold Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Railway Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Irlam Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leopold Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Leopold Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Leopold Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Leopold Street —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Isabella Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Countesthorpe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Isabella Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Irlam Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Irlam Street Local resolution
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
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bassett Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bassett Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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