Total Crime Rate

488.8 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 488.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 331.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.4 9/10
  • Burglary 31.4 10/10
  • Other theft 13.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.5 4/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Public order 4.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • 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
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

Gloucester Crescent area has the highest crime rate of 27 local areas in South Wigston , and the 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 Gloucester Crescent (LE18 4YF) in the last 12 months was 488.8 per 1,000 residents and was 302.9% higher than the South Wigston average (121.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 74 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 800.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 53.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gloucester Crescent (LE18 4YF), 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 Gloucester Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gloucester Crescent —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Westmorland Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Wigston Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sussex Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Gloucester Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westmorland Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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