Total Crime Rate

59.5 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 59.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.3 5/10
  • Burglary 18.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 6/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Sussex Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in South Wigston , and the 64th 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 Sussex Road (LE18 4WQ) in the last 12 months was 59.5 per 1,000 residents and was 51.0% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 29.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sussex Road (LE18 4WQ), the main crime hotspot is near Gloucester Crescent. Police recorded 102 crimes here, including 9 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 (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Westmorland Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sussex Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Glenborne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Radnor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Suffolk Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Gloucester Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gloucester Crescent —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westmorland Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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