Total Crime Rate

184.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 184.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.9 9/10
  • Other theft 18.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.9 10/10
  • Other crime 11.3 10/10
  • Drugs 7.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • 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

Leopold Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in South Wigston , and the 15th highest crime rate of 179 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 Leopold Street (LE18 4SW) in the last 12 months was 184.9 per 1,000 residents and was 52.4% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 71.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 147.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leopold Street (LE18 4SW), 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 Leopold Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leopold Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Leopold Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Leopold Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Leopold Street —
Sep 2025Drugs Irlam Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Irlam Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Wigston Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Countesthorpe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Irlam Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Station Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2025Shoplifting Bassett Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leopold Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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