Total Crime Rate

159.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 159.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.2 9/10
  • Other theft 13.0 9/10
  • Public order 13.0 8/10
  • Drugs 9.7 8/10
  • Shoplifting 9.7 5/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Wigston Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Blaby , and the 17th highest crime rate of 289 local areas in Blaby .

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 Wigston Road (LE8 4FU) in the last 12 months was 159.1 per 1,000 residents and was 116.0% higher than the Blaby average (73.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 55.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -39.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wigston Road (LE8 4FU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cross Street, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wigston Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Northfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Leicester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Leicester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Leicester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Mill Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mill Lane —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cross Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cross Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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