Total Crime Rate

286.3 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 286.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 47.7 8/10
  • Public order 39.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.9 10/10
  • Other theft 17.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.0 9/10
  • Burglary 8.0 8/10
  • Robbery 6.0 7/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bates Court area has the 4th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in South Wigston , and the 9th highest crime rate of 179 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 Bates Court (LE18 4TJ) in the last 12 months was 286.3 per 1,000 residents and was 136.0% 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 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 63 (≈ 125.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bates Court (LE18 4TJ), 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 Bates Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cromford Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bennett Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Matlock Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Station Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Wright Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Darley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wright Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wright Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bassett Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bassett Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blaby Road Local resolution
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Data Sources

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