Crime Rates at Hidcote Road, Oadby, Leicester, LE2 5PG

Hidcote Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Oadby Brocks Hill , and the 61st highest 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 Hidcote Road (LE2 5PG) in the last 12 months was 59.9 per 1,000 residents and was 0.6% lower than the Oadby Brocks Hill average (60.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 28.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hidcote Road (LE2 5PG), the main crime hotspot is near Wigston Road. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.