Total Crime Rate

27.1 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

9.0 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 27.1 3/10
  • Violent crimes 9.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.0 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • 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

Wych Elm Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 18 local areas in Oadby Grange , and the 62nd lowest crime rate of 178 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 Wych Elm Road (LE2 4EF) in the last 12 months was 27.1 per 1,000 residents and was 44.3% lower than the Oadby Grange average (48.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wych Elm Road (LE2 4EF), the main crime hotspot is near Lyndhurst Road. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wych Elm Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Quickthorns Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lyndhurst Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Quickthorns Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyndhurst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Regent Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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