Total Crime Rate

143.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 143.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 60.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.1 8/10
  • Other theft 22.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.3 7/10
  • Drugs 7.6 7/10
  • Other crime 7.6 9/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Kirkdale Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in South Wigston , and the 17th 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 Kirkdale Road (LE18 4SR) in the last 12 months was 143.4 per 1,000 residents and was 37.4% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 60.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kirkdale Road (LE18 4SR), the main crime hotspot is near Leopold Street. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kirkdale Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bassett Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Timber Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bassett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bassett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bassett Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Healey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leopold Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Leopold Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Timber Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Wigston —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clifford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Timber Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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