Total Crime Rate

13.3 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

10.0 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 13.3 1/10
  • Violent crimes 10.0 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.7 2/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • 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
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Vandyke Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Oadby Brocks Hill , and the 28th 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 Vandyke Road (LE2 5UB) in the last 12 months was 13.3 per 1,000 residents and was 77.9% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vandyke Road (LE2 5UB), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Vandyke Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnet Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ash Tree Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Tree Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ash Tree Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ash Tree Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ash Tree Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ash Tree Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Turner Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Howdon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kendrick Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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