Total Crime Rate

84.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 84.8 7/10
  • Public order 23.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.7 5/10
  • Other theft 10.2 8/10
  • Shoplifting 6.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Highcroft Avenue area has the 10th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Oadby Brocks Hill , and the 48th highest crime rate of 179 local areas in Oadby and Wigston .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Highcroft Avenue (LE2 5UH) in the last 12 months was 84.8 per 1,000 residents and was 55.6% 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 Public order with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 50.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highcroft Avenue (LE2 5UH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ash Tree Road, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Waldron Drive (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Highcroft Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Ann'S Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ash Tree Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lowcroft Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lowcroft Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Lowcroft Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ash Tree Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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