Total Crime Rate

93.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 93.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.9 6/10
  • Drugs 10.0 8/10
  • Other theft 10.0 8/10
  • Public order 10.0 7/10
  • Shoplifting 10.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

New Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Oadby Grange , and the 44th highest crime rate of 179 local areas in Oadby and Wigston .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around New Street (LE2 4LJ) in the last 12 months was 93.0 per 1,000 residents and was 81.7% higher 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 39.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Street (LE2 4LJ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in New Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lyndhurst Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Tudor Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Harvard Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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