Total Crime Rate
7.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Fairstone Hill area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Oadby Brocks Hill , and the 13th lowest crime rate of 178 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 Fairstone Hill (LE2 5RN) in the last 12 months was 7.4 per 1,000 residents and was 87.7% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Fairstone Hill (LE2 5RN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ash Tree Road, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Further/Higher Educational Building (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Oadby Brocks Hill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lowcroft Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ash Tree Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Lowcroft Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lowcroft Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lowcroft Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ash Tree Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ash Tree Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ash Tree Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ash Tree Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ash Tree Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Turner Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Howdon Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kendrick Drive | — |
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