Postcode · Wigston
Crime in LE18 2RF
How much crime is recorded in LE18 2RF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wigston Harcourt & Little Hill
- Council
- Oadby and Wigston
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,315 (2024)
LE18 2RFWigston
How safe is LE18 2RF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LE18 2RF 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
19.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
39
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 2RFNational
Violence and sexual offences16.523.6
Anti-social behaviour4.410.7
Shoplifting4.38.4
Public order3.94.6
Burglary2.99.1
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Other theft2.24.5
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Other crime1.41.5
Drugs0.32.4
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Robbery0.01.4
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.