Crime in Oadby and Wigston: statistics, rates and trends
3,776 crimes were recorded in Oadby and Wigston in the 12 months to August 2026, 61.2 per 1,000 residents. That is lower than the England and Wales rate of 96.7, and down 7% on the year before.
Table of Contents
- Crime map
- Crime in Oadby and Wigston at a glance
- Crime trends in Oadby and Wigston
- Types of crime in Oadby and Wigston
- Home Office recorded crime in Oadby and Wigston
- Oadby and Wigston compared with nearby districts
- Areas within Oadby and Wigston
- Streets with the most crime in Oadby and Wigston
- What happened after crimes were reported in Oadby and Wigston
- Demographics of Oadby and Wigston
- Questions about crime in Oadby and Wigston
- About this data
Crime map
Violence and sexual offences (1,439), anti-social behaviour (529) and criminal damage and arson (340) made up 61% of all recorded crime. Its crime rate ranks 258th of the 302 districts covered by this site (1 = highest), in the lowest quarter.
| Measure | Oadby and Wigston | Leicestershire | England and Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crimes, the 12 months to August 2026 | 3,776 | 51,097 | 5,618,064 |
| Crimes per 1,000 residents | 61.2 | 68.5 | 96.7 |
| Change on previous 12 months | -7% | -2% | -1% |
| Population | 61,695 | 745,573 | 58,127,638 |
Recorded crime in Oadby and Wigston peaked in the year to August 2023 (4,302 crimes) and was lowest in the year to August 2020 (3,627). Between the years to August 2018 and 2026 it fell 9%, while across England and Wales it fell 4%.
| Period | Crimes | Per 1,000 | England and Wales per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year to August 2026 | 3,776 | 61.2 | 96.7 |
| Year to August 2025 | 4,060 | 65.8 | 97.2 |
| Year to August 2024 | 4,128 | 66.9 | 97.9 |
| Year to August 2023 | 4,302 | 69.7 | n/a |
| Year to August 2022 | 4,230 | 68.6 | 102.0 |
| Year to August 2021 | 3,892 | 63.1 | 101.4 |
| Year to August 2020 | 3,627 | 58.8 | 102.7 |
| Year to August 2019 | 4,047 | 65.6 | 101.7 |
| Year to August 2018 | 4,170 | 67.6 | 100.8 |
Month by month
| Month | Crimes |
|---|---|
| August 2026 | 391 |
| July 2026 | 318 |
| June 2026 | 358 |
| May 2026 | 345 |
| April 2026 | 308 |
| March 2026 | 308 |
| February 2026 | 311 |
| January 2026 | 295 |
| December 2025 | 295 |
| November 2025 | 297 |
| October 2025 | 292 |
| September 2025 | 258 |
No category with at least 20 crimes was notably above the England and Wales rate, and theft from the person (81% below) and robbery (75% below) were well below it. On the year before, possession of weapons rose from 26 to 37 and drugs rose from 88 to 104, while shoplifting fell from 422 to 276 and vehicle crime fell from 206 to 149.
| Crime type | Crimes | Per 1,000 | England and Wales per 1,000 | Change on year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 1,439 | 23.3 | 34.2 | -9% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 529 | 8.6 | 15.4 | +15% |
| Criminal damage and arson | 340 | 5.5 | 6.7 | +11% |
| Public order | 314 | 5.1 | 6.7 | -13% |
| Shoplifting | 276 | 4.5 | 8.5 | -35% |
| Other theft | 255 | 4.1 | 6.4 | +7% |
| Burglary | 187 | 3.0 | 3.6 | +3% |
| Vehicle crime | 149 | 2.4 | 5.0 | -28% |
| Drugs | 104 | 1.7 | 3.3 | +18% |
| Other crime | 59 | 1.0 | 2.1 | -27% |
| Bicycle theft | 46 | 0.7 | 0.8 | -21% |
| Possession of weapons | 37 | 0.6 | 1.0 | +42% |
| Robbery | 21 | 0.3 | 1.4 | -16% |
| Theft from the person | 20 | 0.3 | 1.7 | n/a |
What each category covers: crime categories.
3,305 crimes, excluding fraud, were recorded by the police in Oadby and Wigston in the year ending March 2026, according to the Home Office's police recorded crime statistics. That is 53.6 per 1,000 residents, lower than the England and Wales rate of 83.2. The total was down 7% on the year ending March 2025 (3,545), against a fall of 2% across England and Wales. Among the 272 districts of England and Wales with a figure for that year, Oadby and Wigston had the 50th lowest rate (the street-level ranking above is among the 302 districts with street-level pages on this site, over the 12 months to August 2026).
Of the crimes recorded in the Leicestershire Police area in the year ending March 2026, 1.7% were not assigned to a district. Those crimes are counted in the force and England and Wales totals but in no district, so the figure for Oadby and Wigston is a slight undercount.
Offences recorded in Oadby and Wigston, the year ending March 2026
The largest category was stalking and harassment, with 474 offences (14% of the total). No category with at least 20 offences had a rate a quarter or more above the England and Wales rate. Rates were lowest relative to the national rate for possession of weapons (0.36 times), possession of drugs (0.44 times) and vehicle offences (0.49 times).
The largest rises on the year were in bicycle theft (+38%) and possession of drugs (+37%). The largest falls were in vehicle offences (−31%) and public order offences (−13%). Robbery of business property and shoplifting are not compared with the year ending March 2025: from April 2025 the Home Office Counting Rules were clarified so that a theft from a shop in which violence is used or threatened against staff or anyone else is recorded as robbery of business property rather than shoplifting (ONS).
| Offence | Offences | Per 1,000 | England and Wales per 1,000 | Index (E&W = 1.00) | Change on 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stalking and harassment | 474 | 7.7 | 10.1 | 0.76 | −3% |
| Violence without injury | 461 | 7.5 | 13.2 | 0.57 | −0% |
| Violence with injury | 370 | 6.0 | 8.1 | 0.74 | −10% |
| Shoplifting | 338 | 5.5 | 8.1 | 0.67 | – |
| Public order offences | 325 | 5.3 | 7.0 | 0.76 | −13% |
| Criminal damage | 273 | 4.4 | 6.8 | 0.65 | −12% |
| Other theft offences | 240 | 3.9 | 6.5 | 0.59 | −9% |
| Vehicle offences | 151 | 2.4 | 5.0 | 0.49 | −31% |
| Residential burglary | 146 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 0.95 | +20% |
| Other sexual offences | 110 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 0.78 | −4% |
| Possession of drugs | 67 | 1.1 | 2.5 | 0.44 | +37% |
| Miscellaneous crimes against society | 67 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 0.52 | +5% |
| Non-residential burglary | 64 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.93 | −10% |
| Bicycle theft | 58 | 0.94 | 0.85 | 1.10 | +38% |
| Trafficking of drugs | 50 | 0.81 | 1.2 | 0.68 | +163% |
| Rape | 48 | 0.78 | 1.2 | 0.64 | +14% |
| Possession of weapons | 22 | 0.36 | 1.00 | 0.36 | +10% |
| Theft from the person | 13 | 0.21 | 1.8 | 0.12 | −24% |
| Robbery of personal property | 12 | 0.19 | 0.91 | 0.21 | −40% |
| Arson | 9 | 0.15 | 0.38 | 0.38 | −36% |
| Robbery of business property | 6 | 0.10 | 0.47 | 0.20 | – |
| Death or serious injury caused by unlawful driving | 1 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.47 | – |
| Homicide | 0 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 | – |
Recorded crime in Oadby and Wigston since the year ending March 2023
The chart shows police recorded crime per 1,000 residents in each year ending March from 2023 to 2026. Oadby and Wigston's rate was below the England and Wales rate in every one of those 4 years. The series starts in the year ending March 2023 because the share of crimes in the Leicestershire Police area not assigned to a district moved from 2.4% in the year ending March 2022 to 1.2% in the year ending March 2023, which changes district totals without any change in crime.
Changes in how forces record crime move these figures as well as changes in crime (methodology).
| Year ending March | Offences | Per 1,000 | England and Wales per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3,305 | 53.6 | 83.2 |
| 2025 | 3,545 | 57.5 | 84.5 |
| 2024 | 3,893 | 63.1 | 86.2 |
| 2023 | 3,994 | 64.7 | 89.2 |
Districts in the Leicestershire Police area, the year ending March 2026
Of the 9 districts in the Leicestershire Police area with a figure for the year ending March 2026, Oadby and Wigston had the 3rd lowest rate.
| District | Offences | Per 1,000 | Index (E&W = 1.00) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leicester | 42,724 | 110.0 | 1.32 |
| Charnwood | 12,795 | 67.9 | 0.82 |
| Hinckley and Bosworth | 6,940 | 59.5 | 0.71 |
| North West Leicestershire | 6,626 | 59.2 | 0.71 |
| Blaby | 6,404 | 59.2 | 0.71 |
| Melton | 3,072 | 56.8 | 0.68 |
| Oadby and Wigston | 3,305 | 53.6 | 0.64 |
| Harborough | 4,648 | 44.4 | 0.53 |
| Rutland | 1,765 | 42.6 | 0.51 |
Source: Home Office police recorded crime and outcomes open data tables (released 23 July 2026), gov.uk, Open Government Licence v3.0. Financial years, excluding fraud; how they differ from the street-level figures: methodology.
7 of the 8 nearest districts have a higher crime rate than Oadby and Wigston; the highest is Leicester district (122.3 per 1,000) and the lowest Harborough (51.7).
| District | Crimes | Per 1,000 | Rate vs Oadby and Wigston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leicester | 47,488 | 122.3 | +100% |
| Blaby | 7,573 | 70.0 | +14% |
| Harborough | 5,417 | 51.7 | -15% |
| Hinckley and Bosworth | 7,748 | 66.4 | +8% |
| Charnwood | 15,129 | 80.3 | +31% |
| Melton | 3,600 | 66.6 | +9% |
| North West Leicestershire | 7,854 | 70.2 | +15% |
| Rugby | 8,741 | 71.4 | +17% |
Of the 12 areas within Oadby and Wigston, Oadby St Peter's had the highest crime rate (100.4 per 1,000) and Oadby Uplands the lowest (26.4), 4 times apart.
| Area | Type | Population | Crimes | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oadby St Peter's | Neighbourhood | 4,680 | 470 | 100.4 |
| South Wigston | Neighbourhood | 8,626 | 816 | 94.6 |
| Wigston All Saints | Neighbourhood | 6,101 | 496 | 81.3 |
| Wigston | Town | 37,961 | 2,556 | 67.3 |
| Wigston Fields | Neighbourhood | 7,174 | 459 | 64.0 |
| Oadby Brocks Hill | Neighbourhood | 4,650 | 283 | 60.9 |
| Wigston St Wolstan's | Neighbourhood | 6,960 | 374 | 53.7 |
| Oadby | Town | 25,474 | 1,340 | 52.6 |
| Oadby Grange | Neighbourhood | 6,680 | 302 | 45.2 |
| Wigston Meadowcourt | Neighbourhood | 7,360 | 291 | 39.5 |
| Oadby Woodlands | Neighbourhood | 4,732 | 160 | 33.8 |
| Oadby Uplands | Neighbourhood | 4,732 | 125 | 26.4 |
The 10 locations below account for 25% of the crime recorded in Oadby and Wigston over the 12 months to August 2026; the most were recorded at “Parking Area” (238).
| Location | Crimes |
|---|---|
| On or near Parking Area | 238 |
| On or near Petrol Station | 180 |
| On or near Supermarket | 129 |
| On or near Further/Higher Educational Building | 100 |
| On or near Shopping Area | 61 |
| On or near Gloucester Crescent | 60 |
| On or near Burgess Street | 44 |
| On or near Wigston Road | 43 |
| On or near Sports/Recreation Area | 41 |
| On or near Boulter Crescent | 39 |
Of the 3,247 crimes in Oadby and Wigston with a recorded outcome, 36% ended with the investigation complete and no suspect identified, against 35% across England and Wales; 5.7% were awaiting a court outcome (England and Wales: 5.2%). The 529 anti-social behaviour reports have no outcome and are left out.
| Outcome | Crimes | Share | England and Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Investigation complete; no suspect identified | 1,184 | 36.5% | 35.3% |
| Unable to prosecute suspect | 1,011 | 31.1% | 34.5% |
| Under investigation | 406 | 12.5% | 11.5% |
| Awaiting court outcome | 184 | 5.7% | 5.2% |
| Local resolution | 141 | 4.3% | 3.1% |
| Status update unavailable | 73 | 2.2% | 4.7% |
| Court result unavailable | 62 | 1.9% | 2.5% |
| Action to be taken by another organisation | 58 | 1.8% | 1.3% |
| Further action is not in the public interest | 54 | 1.7% | 0.3% |
| Formal action is not in the public interest | 32 | 1.0% | 0.3% |
| Further investigation is not in the public interest | 26 | 0.8% | 0.5% |
| Offender given a caution | 16 | 0.5% | 0.6% |
Oadby and Wigston has an estimated population of 61,695 (ONS, mid-2024). Compared with England and Wales it has less social housing (7.9%, against 17.1%), fewer households without a car (17%, against 23%) and more home ownership (76%, against 63%). On the England IoD 2025, the small areas (LSOAs) that make up Oadby and Wigston average decile 7.1 (1 = most deprived), less deprived than average.
| Measure | Oadby and Wigston | England and Wales |
|---|---|---|
| Aged 0 to 15 | 19.0% | 18.3% |
| Aged 65 and over | 20.4% | 18.9% |
| Residents 16+ in work | 55.1% | 57.2% |
| Residents 16+ unemployed | 3.1% | 3.4% |
| Residents 16+ retired | 24.9% | 21.6% |
| Residents 16+ who are students | 9.0% | 7.9% |
| Residents 16+ with Level 4 qualifications or above (degree, HND and similar) | 32.1% | 33.8% |
| Residents 16+ with no qualifications | 18.6% | 18.2% |
| Households with no car or van | 16.8% | 23.3% |
| Homes owned outright or with a mortgage | 75.9% | 62.5% |
| Social rented homes | 7.9% | 17.1% |
| Private rented homes | 16.0% | 20.3% |
| Average deprivation decile (1 = most deprived, 10 = least) | 7.1 | 5.5 (England) |
Is Oadby and Wigston a safe place to live?
Oadby and Wigston recorded 61.2 crimes per 1,000 residents in the 12 months to August 2026, lower than the England and Wales rate of 96.7, and ranks 258th of the 302 districts on this site by crime rate (1 = highest).
What is the most common crime in Oadby and Wigston?
Violence and sexual offences was the most common category, with 1,439 reports in the 12 months to August 2026, followed by anti-social behaviour (529).
Is crime in Oadby and Wigston going up or down?
Recorded crime in Oadby and Wigston was down 7% on the year before: 3,776 crimes in the 12 months to August 2026 against 4,060 in the previous 12 months.
What is the population of Oadby and Wigston?
About 61,695 people (ONS mid-2024 estimate), 20% of them aged 65 or over (England and Wales: 19%).
Which police force covers Oadby and Wigston?
Oadby and Wigston is policed by Leicestershire.
How many crimes did the police record in Oadby and Wigston in the year ending March 2026?
3,305 crimes, excluding fraud, in the Home Office's police recorded crime statistics: 53.6 per 1,000 residents, against 83.2 across England and Wales. In the year ending March 2025 the figure was 3,545.
Which offences are more common in Oadby and Wigston than across England and Wales?
None: no category with at least 20 offences had a rate a quarter or more above the England and Wales rate in the year ending March 2026. The largest category was stalking and harassment (474).
Police-recorded crime from data.police.uk (September 2017 to August 2026), ONS population estimates and Census 2021. Definitions and limitations: methodology.