Total Crime Rate

34.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 34.2 4/10
  • Violent crimes 22.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.1 4/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Public order 5.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Waldron Drive area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Oadby Uplands , and the 72nd 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 Waldron Drive (LE2 4PL) in the last 12 months was 34.2 per 1,000 residents and was 5.3% higher 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 22.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waldron Drive (LE2 4PL), the main crime hotspot is near Lowcroft Drive. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Waldron Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fludes Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Somerby Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lowcroft Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lowcroft Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lowcroft Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lowcroft Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Ann'S Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Sunny Side Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bourton Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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