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Crime in LE2 5

How much crime is recorded in LE2 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Oadby and Wigston
Region
East Midlands
Population
15,205 (2024)
Crime

How safe is LE2 5

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 45.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in LE2 5, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
45.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
109
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).

LE2 5National
Violence and sexual offences33.923.6
Burglary19.59.1
Anti-social behaviour16.010.7
Public order12.14.6
Shoplifting11.38.4
Other theft8.44.5
Criminal damage and arson7.14.7
Drugs7.12.4
Vehicle crime4.03.5
Robbery2.91.4
Bicycle theft2.21.0
Possession of weapons1.80.9
Theft from the person1.62.1
Other crime1.31.5
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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