Total Crime Rate

46.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 46.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Waverley Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in South Wigston , and the 83rd 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 Waverley Road (LE18 4UW) in the last 12 months was 46.6 per 1,000 residents and was 61.6% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 24.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 31.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waverley Road (LE18 4UW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gloucester Crescent, where police recorded 102 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Leopold Street (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Waverley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Gloucester Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Leopold Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gloucester Crescent —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Wigston Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Leopold Street —
Sep 2025Drugs Leopold Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leopold Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leopold Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Kent Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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