Crap Towns / Oadby / Crime

How much crime is there in Oadby?

The police recorded 47.6 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Oadby from September 2023 to August 2026, 38% lower than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 21.0. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 45.2, down from 50.0 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	50.0	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	47.7	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	45.2	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	21.0	34.1
Public order	5.1	6.6
Criminal damage and arson	4.2	7.0
Other theft	3.7	5.4
Burglary	3.5	3.1
Vehicle crime	2.8	3.8
Shoplifting	2.4	7.1
Drugs	1.5	2.4
Bicycle theft	1.2	0.5
Other crime	1.0	2.0
Possession of weapons	0.5	0.8
Theft from the person	0.3	0.4
Robbery	0.2	0.6

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Leicester	5.6 km	114
Thurmaston	8.7 km	81.3
Enderby and Narborough	8.9 km	69.1
Wigston	3.1 km	68.3
Syston	10.9 km	61.7
Blaby and Whetstone	7.3 km	52.4
Leicester Forest East and Kirby Muxloe	10.2 km	49.1
Oadby	–	47.6
Birstall	9.7 km	47.4
Countesthorpe	7.2 km	43.5
Kibworth Beauchamp and Kibworth Harcourt	8.4 km	29.9
The typical town	–	76.2