Charnwood has a crime rate of 74.0 per 1,000 residents — around the national average for England and Wales, ranked #130 of 331 local authorities nationally. Crime levels vary significantly across Charnwood's wards; some neighbourhoods are considerably safer than the city average. See the ward breakdown and hotspot map on this page for a detailed local picture.

What is the crime rate in Charnwood?

As of April 2026, Charnwood has an annual crime rate of 74.0 per 1,000 residents, based on 1,254 recorded offences in the latest reporting period. This figure is sourced from Police.uk open data and normalised using ONS Census 2021 population estimates to allow accurate comparisons between areas.

How does Charnwood rank nationally for crime?

Charnwood ranks #130 out of 331 local authorities in England and Wales by annual crime rate per 1,000 residents. A rank of #1 indicates the highest crime rate nationally. Rankings are recalculated each month as new Police.uk data becomes available, covering all recorded crimes across the area.

What is the most common crime in Charnwood?

The most common crime type in Charnwood is Violence & Sexual Offences, accounting for 371 incidents in April 2026 — 29.6% of all recorded crime in the area. Data is sourced from Police.uk and covers all crimes recorded by the responsible police force across the Charnwood local authority area.

April 2026 Source: Leicestershire Police Police

Crime in Charnwood: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

Charnwood recorded 1,254 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 6.82 per 1,000 residents. This places Charnwood at #130 of 331 local authorities in England and Wales. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 29.6% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 4.3% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

monitoring74.0 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
assignment1,254 crimes recorded in April 2026
leaderboardRanked #130 of 331 UK local authorities by crime rate
trending_downCrime down 4.3% year-on-year

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

Total Crimes

1,254

trending_down -11.8% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

74.0per 1k

Moderate

National Safety

#130of 331

Ranked by annual rate

Leicestershire

#7rank

Ranked by annual rate

12-Month Crime Trend

Monthly Totals

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations

Location Reference	Crime Breakdown	Primary Count
On or near Supermarket Map	Shoplifting: 19 Violence and sexual offences: 6	19
On or near Shopping Area Map	Shoplifting: 22	22
On or near Park Road Map	Shoplifting: 19	19
On or near Petrol Station Map	Shoplifting: 15	15
On or near George Yard Map	Shoplifting: 10	10
On or near Swan Street Map	Public order: 3 Theft from the person: 3 Other theft: 2	3
On or near Parking Area Map	Violence and sexual offences: 7	7
On or near Wellbrook Avenue Map	Violence and sexual offences: 6	6
On or near Further/Higher Educational Building Map	Anti-social behaviour: 5 Possession of weapons: 1	5
On or near Parking Area Map	Other theft: 6	6

Crime Breakdown

April 2026

1,254 Total

Violence & Sexual Offences

371

29.6%

Anti-social Behaviour

205

16.3%

Shoplifting

157

12.5%

Criminal Damage & Arson

134

10.7%

Public Order

101

8.1%

Other Theft

5.5%

Burglary

4.5%

Vehicle Crime

4.3%

Drug Offences

2.6%

Other Crime

2.3%

Bicycle Theft

1.2%

Weapons Possession

1.0%

Theft from Person

0.7%

Robbery

0.7%

Crime Analysis: Charnwood

Charnwood recorded 1,254 crimes in April 2026, equivalent to a rate of 74.0 per 1,000 residents — broadly average for England and Wales, ranked #130 of 331.

Violence & Sexual Offences makes up the largest share of crime in Charnwood at 29.6%. Anti-social Behaviour (16.3%) and Shoplifting (12.5%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in Charnwood has fallen slightly — by 4.3%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

All figures are published monthly by Leicestershire Police through the Police.uk open data platform and cross-referenced with ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce the per-resident rates above. Data typically appears 1–2 months after the end of the recording period.

Stop & Search

April 2026

414

Total Stops

18.8%

Arrest Rate

Neighbourhoods

Reason for Stop

Controlled drugs

115

Offensive weapons

Article for use in theft

Stolen goods

Anything to threaten or harm anyone

Psychoactive substances

Articles for use in criminal damage

Firearms

Outcome

Not recorded336

Arrest78

Gender

Other399

Officer-Defined Ethnicity

Self-defined where available

64.8%

White

18.0%

Black

12.4%

Asian

4.8%

Other

Stop & search data published by Leicestershire Police under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.

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Ward Safety Rankings

28 wards

Highest Crime

#	Ward	Crimes	Rate
1	Loughborough Hastings	91	150.0
2	Loughborough Southfields	142	125.5
3	Loughborough Shelthorpe	104	103.0
4	Loughborough Storer	65	98.1
5	Loughborough Lemyngton	94	78.1

Safest Wards

	Ward	Crimes	Rate
shield	Loughborough Nanpantan	18	2.2
shield	East Goscote	5	1.7
shield	Wreake Villages	8	2.4
shield	Loughborough Outwoods	25	4.4
shield	Rothley and Thurcaston	21	2.5

Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_down -11.8%

Year-on-Yeartrending_down -4.3%

12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -1.3%

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