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Postcode sector · Wigston

Crime in LE18 9

How much crime is recorded in LE18 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Oadby and Wigston
Region
East Midlands
Population
1,840 (2024)
Crime

How safe is LE18 9

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 40.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in LE18 9, above 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
40.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
83
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 9National
Violence and sexual offences33.923.6
Anti-social behaviour11.010.7
Public order9.24.6
Criminal damage and arson8.84.7
Burglary7.49.1
Shoplifting7.28.4
Other theft2.94.5
Drugs2.42.4
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Possession of weapons1.50.9
Other crime1.31.5
Robbery0.71.4
Theft from the person0.12.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 9% 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.

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