Postcode · Wigston
Crime in LE18 4WP
How much crime is recorded in LE18 4WP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- South Wigston
- Council
- Oadby and Wigston
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,303 (2024)
LE18 4WPWigston
How safe is LE18 4WP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LE18 4WP 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
18.1
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 4WPNational
Shoplifting15.88.4
Violence and sexual offences13.223.6
Burglary12.59.1
Anti-social behaviour4.610.7
Public order4.14.6
Criminal damage and arson4.04.7
Other theft1.74.5
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Theft from the person0.52.1
Other crime0.11.5
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 17% 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.