Total Crime Rate

52.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 52.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.6 4/10
  • Drugs 10.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Public order 3.5 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
  • 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

Hidcote Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Oadby Brocks Hill , and the 71st highest crime rate of 179 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 52.8 per 1,000 residents and was 3.0% lower than the Oadby Brocks Hill average (54.5 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -68.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 30.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hidcote Road (LE2 5PG), the main crime hotspot is near Wigston Road. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hidcote Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Badgers Holt Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wigston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Garden Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Washbrook Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Beech Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Washbrook Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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