Crap Towns / Wigston / Crime

How much crime is there in Wigston?

The police recorded 68.3 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Wigston from September 2023 to August 2026, 10% lower than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 29.7. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 61.3, down from 72.9 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	72.9	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	70.7	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	61.3	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	29.7	34.1
Shoplifting	8.2	7.1
Public order	6.7	6.6
Criminal damage and arson	6.4	7.0
Other theft	4.7	5.4
Burglary	3.8	3.1
Vehicle crime	3.8	3.8
Other crime	1.7	2.0
Drugs	1.6	2.4
Bicycle theft	0.6	0.5
Possession of weapons	0.5	0.8
Robbery	0.5	0.6
Theft from the person	0.3	0.4

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Leicester	5.5 km	114
Thurmaston	10.4 km	81.3
Enderby and Narborough	6.2 km	69.1
Wigston	–	68.3
Blaby and Whetstone	4.2 km	52.4
Leicester Forest East and Kirby Muxloe	8.4 km	49.1
Oadby	3.1 km	47.6
Birstall	10.8 km	47.4
Countesthorpe	4.3 km	43.5
Broughton Astley	9.5 km	35.4
Kibworth Beauchamp and Kibworth Harcourt	9.2 km	29.9
The typical town	–	76.2