Postcode · Wigston
Crime in LE18 1JS
How much crime is recorded in LE18 1JS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wigston North
- Council
- Oadby and Wigston
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,564 (2024)
LE18 1JSWigston
How safe is LE18 1JS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LE18 1JS area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
16.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
29
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 1JSNational
Violence and sexual offences13.223.6
Burglary5.29.1
Other theft4.04.5
Criminal damage and arson3.24.7
Anti-social behaviour1.810.7
Public order1.64.6
Other crime1.11.5
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Drugs0.62.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 52% 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.