Total Crime Rate

49.2 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 49.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.1 4/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.9 6/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Drugs 1.3 1/10
  • Public order 1.3 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Southmeads Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Oadby Grange , and the 77th highest crime rate of 179 local areas in Oadby and Wigston .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Southmeads Road (LE2 2LR) in the last 12 months was 49.2 per 1,000 residents and was 3.8% lower than the Oadby Grange average (51.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 19.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southmeads Road (LE2 2LR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oaks Way, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Meadowcourt Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Southmeads Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Meadowcourt Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Oaks Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Oaks Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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