Total Crime Rate

118.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 118.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.4 10/10
  • Public order 17.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.6 8/10
  • Drugs 7.3 7/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Wigley Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 97 local areas in Humberstone & Hamilton , and the 335th highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Leicester .

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 Wigley Road (LE5 1JH) in the last 12 months was 118.9 per 1,000 residents and was 33.1% higher than the Humberstone & Hamilton average (89.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 58.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 128.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wigley Road (LE5 1JH), the main crime hotspot is near Moat Court. Police recorded 127 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wigley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Hall Green Further action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moat Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Moat Court —
Sep 2025Burglary Moat Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Moat Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Moat Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Moat Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Hartfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moat Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Moat Court —
Sep 2025Public order St Marys Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Winslow Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scraptoft Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Armadale Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Hall Green Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Hall Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Hall Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Moat Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moat Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Arncliffe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hartfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arncliffe Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abbots Road South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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