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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in LE18: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

LE18 recorded 169 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 4.88 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 39.1% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 2.9% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring62.02 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment169 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_downCrime down 2.9% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

169
trending_down -1.7% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

62.02per 1k
Moderate

Active Postcodes

965

Within LE18 district

Oadby and Wigston

34,616

Estimated population

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Live Points
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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Gloucester Crescent Map
total: 11 Shoplifting: 11
11
Shopping Area Map
total: 8 Violence and sexual offences: 4 Public order: 2
8
Further/Higher Educational Building Map
total: 6 Anti-social behaviour: 2 Public order: 2
6
Parking Area Map
total: 5 Anti-social behaviour: 3 Shoplifting: 2
5
Bassett Street Map
total: 4 Shoplifting: 2 Anti-social behaviour: 1
4
Whitehead Crescent Map
total: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Theft from the person: 1
4
Holmden Avenue Map
total: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 4
4
Westfield Avenue Map
total: 4 Anti-social behaviour: 1 Drugs: 1
4
Boulter Crescent Map
total: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 2 Criminal damage and arson: 1
4
Hindoostan Avenue Map
total: 3 Anti-social behaviour: 2 Other theft: 1
3

Crime Breakdown

April 2026
169 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
66
39.1%
Anti-social Behaviour
23
13.6%
Shoplifting
18
10.7%
Public Order
18
10.7%
Other Theft
11
6.5%
Vehicle Crime
10
5.9%
Criminal Damage & Arson
9
5.3%
Drug Offences
4
2.4%
Weapons Possession
3
1.8%
Other Crime
2
1.2%
Burglary
2
1.2%
Theft from Person
2
1.2%
Robbery
1
0.6%

Crime Analysis: LE18

Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in LE18 (39.1%). Anti-social Behaviour (13.6%) and Shoplifting (10.7%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in LE18 has fallen slightly — by 2.9%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for LE18 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.

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Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_down -1.7%
Year-on-Yeartrending_down -2.9%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -0.2%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 0 local authorities in England & Wales.

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