Total Crime Rate

22.2 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 22.2 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.3 3/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • 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

Charles Way area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Oadby Uplands , and the 60th lowest crime rate of 179 local areas in Oadby and Wigston .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Charles Way (LE2 4RB) in the last 12 months was 22.2 per 1,000 residents and was 35.1% lower than the Oadby Uplands average (34.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 17.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Charles Way (LE2 4RB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lowcroft Drive, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Waldron Drive (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Charles Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nene Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tiverton Close —
Sep 2025Public order Lowcroft Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lowcroft Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lowcroft Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tiverton Close —
Sep 2025Public order Ann'S Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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