Total Crime Rate

92.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.5 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 92.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 59.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.6 8/10
  • Burglary 14.9 10/10
  • Public order 14.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cornwall Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in South Wigston , and the 39th 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 Cornwall Road (LE18 4YT) in the last 12 months was 92.9 per 1,000 residents and was 10.9% lower than the South Wigston average (104.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 59.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 128.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cornwall Road (LE18 4YT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gloucester Crescent, where police recorded 95 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 Cornwall Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bassett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bassett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bassett Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gloucester Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bassett Street
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gloucester Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leopold Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Leopold Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gloucester Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gloucester Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gloucester Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Anglesey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building
Apr 2026Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gloucester Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Westmorland Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gloucester Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clifford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gloucester Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gloucester Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gloucester Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wright Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gloucester Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Wigston

Data Sources

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