Postcode · Wigston
Crime in LE18 4LY
How much crime is recorded in LE18 4LY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- South Wigston
- Council
- Oadby and Wigston
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,795 (2024)
How safe is LE18 4LY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 33.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LE18 4LY area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
33.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
70
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 4LYNational
Violence and sexual offences25.723.6
Anti-social behaviour14.610.7
Burglary8.19.1
Public order6.64.6
Criminal damage and arson4.84.7
Shoplifting3.38.4
Other theft3.14.5
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Drugs1.92.4
Possession of weapons1.60.9
Other crime1.41.5
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Theft from the person0.52.1
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 29% 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.