Total Crime Rate

43.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 43.6 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.7 5/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Best Close area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in South Wigston , and the 87th highest 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 Best Close (LE18 4PZ) in the last 12 months was 43.6 per 1,000 residents and was 64.1% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 17.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Best Close (LE18 4PZ), 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 Best Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Leopold Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Leopold Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Leopold Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leopold Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leopold Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bassett Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Countesthorpe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bassett Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Railway Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Irlam Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Irlam Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Irlam Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Isabella Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Isabella Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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