What is the crime rate in Charnwood?

As of February 2026, Charnwood has a crime rate of 6.36 per 1,000 residents, based on 1,170 recorded offences.

How does Charnwood rank nationally for crime?

Charnwood ranks #120 out of 331 local authorities by total crime volume.

What is the most common crime in Charnwood?

The most common crime type in Charnwood is Violence and sexual offences with 382 incidents in February 2026, accounting for 32.6% of all crime.

What is the crime rate in Charnwood?

As of February 2026, Charnwood has a crime rate of 6.36 per 1,000 residents, based on 1,170 recorded offences.

How does Charnwood rank nationally for crime?

Charnwood ranks #120 out of 331 local authorities by total crime volume.

What is the most common crime in Charnwood?

The most common crime type in Charnwood is Violence and sexual offences with 382 incidents in February 2026, accounting for 32.6% of all crime.

February 2026 Source: Leicestershire Police Police

Charnwood Crime Intelligence Report

Charnwood recorded 1,170 crimes in February 2026, equating to a crime rate of 6.36 per 1,000 residents. This places Charnwood at #120 of 331 local authorities nationally by total crime volume. Crime has increased by 5.9% compared to the previous month. Year-on-year, crime levels are 8.1% higher.

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Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: February 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

1,170

trending_up +5.9% vs last month

Crime Rate

6.36per 1k

Moderate

National Rank

#120of 331

By total crime volume

Leicestershire

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Ranked within county

12-Month Crime Trend

Monthly Totals

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Live Points

Crime Incident

Area Boundary

Incident Distribution

Top Locations

Location Reference	Crime Breakdown	Primary Count
On or near Supermarket Map	Shoplifting: 25	25
On or near Swan Street Map	Violence and sexual offences: 12 Anti-social behaviour: 6 Theft from the person: 1	12
On or near Shopping Area Map	Shoplifting: 16	16
On or near Petrol Station Map	Shoplifting: 11	11
On or near Park Road Map	Shoplifting: 11	11
On or near Supermarket Map	Anti-social behaviour: 8	8
On or near Supermarket Map	Violence and sexual offences: 8	8
On or near Parking Area Map	Anti-social behaviour: 7	7
On or near Sports/Recreation Area Map	Violence and sexual offences: 6	6
On or near Tennyson Road Map	Violence and sexual offences: 5	5

Crime Breakdown

February 2026

1,170 Total

Violence & Sexual Offences

382

32.6%

Anti-social Behaviour

181

15.5%

Shoplifting

120

10.3%

Criminal Damage & Arson

103

8.8%

Vehicle Crime

7.6%

Other Theft

7.2%

Public Order

5.5%

Burglary

5.5%

Drug Offences

2.2%

Other Crime

2.0%

Bicycle Theft

1.4%

Robbery

0.7%

Weapons Possession

0.6%

Theft from Person

0.3%

Expert Safety Insights

Ward Safety Rankings

28 wards

Highest Crime

#	Ward	Crimes	Rate
1	Loughborough Southfields	136	5.7
2	Loughborough Hastings	87	4.9
3	Loughborough Lemyngton	78	5.2
4	Thurmaston	74	4.5
5	Loughborough Shelthorpe	72	3.7

Safest Wards

	Ward	Crimes	Rate
shield	The Wolds	8	57.5
shield	East Goscote	8	1.6
shield	Loughborough Nanpantan	16	1.6
shield	Wreake Villages	16	78.7
shield	Loughborough Outwoods	17	2.6

Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_up +5.9%

Year-on-Yeartrending_up +8.1%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 331 local authorities in England & Wales.

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