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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in LE2: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

LE2 recorded 1,125 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 6.48 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 33.5% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 11.2% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring86.74 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment1,125 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_downCrime down 11.2% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

1,125
trending_down -11.1% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

86.74per 1k
Moderate

Active Postcodes

2,777

Within LE2 district

Oadby and Wigston

173,535

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Granby Street Map
total: 54 Drugs: 12 Violence and sexual offences: 12
54
Bishop Street Map
total: 32 Anti-social behaviour: 10 Drugs: 8
32
Euston Street Map
total: 32 Criminal damage and arson: 10 Public order: 8
32
Theatre/Concert Hall Map
total: 26 Shoplifting: 12 Anti-social behaviour: 6
26
Montague Road Map
total: 24 Shoplifting: 21 Anti-social behaviour: 1
24
Supermarket Map
total: 22 Shoplifting: 14 Violence and sexual offences: 5
22
Nightclub Map
total: 20 Violence and sexual offences: 8 Anti-social behaviour: 4
20
Station Street Map
total: 20 Violence and sexual offences: 8 Anti-social behaviour: 4
20
Northampton Street Map
total: 18 Shoplifting: 10 Public order: 4
18
Belvoir Street Map
total: 14 Anti-social behaviour: 6 Violence and sexual offences: 6
14

Crime Breakdown

April 2026
1,125 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
377
33.5%
Anti-social Behaviour
157
14.0%
Public Order
109
9.7%
Criminal Damage & Arson
98
8.7%
Shoplifting
87
7.7%
Other Theft
80
7.1%
Drug Offences
56
5.0%
Vehicle Crime
48
4.3%
Burglary
40
3.6%
Bicycle Theft
23
2.0%
Other Crime
17
1.5%
Weapons Possession
16
1.4%
Robbery
10
0.9%
Theft from Person
7
0.6%

Crime Analysis: LE2

Violence & Sexual Offences makes up the largest share of crime in LE2 at 33.5%. Anti-social Behaviour (14.0%) and Public Order (9.7%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in LE2 has fallen sharply — by 11.2%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for LE2 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 -11.1%
Year-on-Yeartrending_down -11.2%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -0.9%

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