Crime Rates at Waveney Rise, Oadby, Leicester, LE2 4GG

Waveney Rise area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Oadby Uplands , and the 58th lowest crime rate of 178 local areas in Oadby and Wigston .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Waveney Rise (LE2 4GG) in the last 12 months was 25.7 per 1,000 residents and was 20.8% lower than the Oadby Uplands average (32.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 10.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waveney Rise (LE2 4GG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pennine Close, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Swale Close (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.