Crime Rates at Dorset Avenue, Wigston, LE18 4WB

Dorset Avenue area has the 7th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in South Wigston , and the 22nd highest crime rate of 178 local areas in Oadby and Wigston .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dorset Avenue (LE18 4WB) in the last 12 months was 132.1 per 1,000 residents and was 26.6% higher than the South Wigston average (104.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 57.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 33.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dorset Avenue (LE18 4WB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Allenwood Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.