Total Crime Rate

288.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 288.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 114.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 48.9 10/10
  • Public order 38.0 10/10
  • Other theft 16.3 9/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Chapel Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Oadby Brocks Hill , and the 8th highest crime rate of 179 local areas in Oadby and Wigston .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chapel Street (LE2 5AD) in the last 12 months was 288.0 per 1,000 residents and was 429.0% higher than the Oadby Brocks Hill average (54.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 800.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 103.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 188.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chapel Street (LE2 5AD), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 72 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chapel Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour South Street —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lyndhurst Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandhurst Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Sandhurst Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Beech Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour South Street —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Garden Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandhurst Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary The Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bruins Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandhurst Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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