Postcode · Wigston
Crime in LE18 1FA
How much crime is recorded in LE18 1FA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wigston North
- Council
- Oadby and Wigston
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,093 (2024)
LE18 1FAWigston
How safe is LE18 1FA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LE18 1FA area, well 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
20.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
57
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 1FANational
Shoplifting22.58.4
Violence and sexual offences15.223.6
Burglary11.69.1
Criminal damage and arson4.14.7
Other theft3.54.5
Public order2.94.6
Anti-social behaviour2.710.7
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Robbery0.41.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Drugs0.42.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 19% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.