Oadby Uplands, Oadby and Wigston: Safety
Safety
Oadby Uplands is one of the quieter neighbourhoods around, with crime rates well below UK and East Midlands averages. Better still, things are getting safer.
In 2024, the neighbourhood recorded 33 crimes per 1,000 residents — roughly a third of the UK average of 91.6. By 2025, it had dropped further to 30.3 per 1,000. Compare that to neighbouring Oadby St Peter's, which recorded 113.4 per 1,000 in the same period, and you get a real sense of how safe Uplands is.
Anti-social behaviour is notably low here compared to the region. That's a strong sign of a stable community.
Oadby Uplands consistently ranks among the lower-crime neighbourhoods in the East Midlands.
Source: police-recorded crime for Oadby Uplands ward (Leicestershire Police, data.police.uk), Jan 2024–Aug 2026; residents from Census 2021. This summary may predate the latest data release; the table below has the current figures.
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Crime rate comparison
Crimes per 1,000 residents, Jan–Dec 2025. Oadby Uplands ward: Leicestershire Police data via data.police.uk; residents from Census 2021. Averages are for all wards in the area over the same months. Planna's safety index uses the latest 12 months instead, so it can differ.
2024
2025
Jan–Aug 2026
Oadby Uplands ward
Crimes/1,000 residents
34.5
Lower than
UK average (England, Wales & N. Ireland)
98.8
Lower than
East Midlands region average
95.9
Neighbouring wards
Lower than
Oadby Brocks Hill
54.8
Lower than
Oadby Grange
48.7
Lower than
Oadby St Peter's
97.1
Higher than
Oadby Woodlands
31.3
Lower than
Thurnby & Houghton
68.4
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Types of Crime
Share of police-recorded crimes in Oadby Uplands ward and the East Midlands region average, Jan–Dec 2025.
This ward
Regional average
- Violent offences45%36%
- Public order12%7%
- Anti-social behaviour10%18%
- Other theft8%6%
- Burglary5%4%
- Criminal damage and arson5%8%
- Shoplifting4%9%
- Drugs3%3%
- Other crime3%2%
- Vehicle crime2%4%
- Possession of weapons2%1%
- Robbery1%1%
- Theft from the person1%1%
