Postcode · Wigston
Crime in LE18 1DA
How much crime is recorded in LE18 1DA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wigston Town
- Council
- Oadby and Wigston
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,756 (2024)
LE18 1DAWigston
How safe is LE18 1DA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LE18 1DA area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
23.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
49
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
LE18 1DANational
Violence and sexual offences16.823.6
Burglary9.99.1
Anti-social behaviour9.210.7
Public order8.04.6
Criminal damage and arson5.04.7
Other theft1.34.5
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Robbery0.91.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Drugs0.52.4
Other crime0.51.5
Shoplifting0.38.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 40% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.