Total Crime Rate

466.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.3 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 466.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 300.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 58.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 49.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.4 8/10
  • Burglary 31.4 10/10
  • Other theft 17.9 9/10
  • Public order 9.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.5 4/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Sussex Road area has the highest crime rate of 27 local areas in South Wigston , and the highest crime rate of 178 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 Sussex Road (LE18 4WP) in the last 12 months was 466.4 per 1,000 residents and was 346.9% higher than the South Wigston average (104.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 67 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 49.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sussex Road (LE18 4WP), the main crime hotspot is near Gloucester Crescent. Police recorded 95 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sussex Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Anglesey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gloucester Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Essex Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dorset Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Norfolk Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gloucester Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gloucester Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gloucester Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Westmorland Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gloucester Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gloucester Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gloucester Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gloucester Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gloucester Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northumberland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gloucester Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gloucester Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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