Total Crime Rate

306.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

131.2 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 306.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 131.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 95.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 55.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 55.7 8/10
  • Public order 31.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.9 9/10
  • Other theft 13.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.0 9/10
  • Drugs 8.0 7/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Robbery 4.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Blaby Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 27 local areas in South Wigston , and the 4th 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 Blaby Road (LE18 4SE) in the last 12 months was 306.2 per 1,000 residents and was 193.4% higher than the South Wigston average (104.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 66 (≈ 131.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blaby Road (LE18 4SE), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 87 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Blaby Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bassett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bennett Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Timber Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Timber Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Timber Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bennett Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station —
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bassett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bassett Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bassett Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Matlock Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tansley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tansley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wright Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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Data Sources

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