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Crime in Charnwood by area

Every neighbourhood we cover, ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents a year, from police.uk figures for June to August 2026. Highest first. Pick a type of crime to re-rank, or tap a column to sort.

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3,988crimes recordedJune to August 2026
-1%on the 3 months beforeless crime
Rearsbylowest rate12.7 per 1,000 a year
72.8middle areacrimes per 1,000 a year

Darker means more crime per resident. Tap an area for its page.

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Most improved: Quorn (-20%), Woodthorpe (-18%) and Barrow upon Soar (-15%), compared with the three months before.

Every area, ranked

#Most common
1LoughboroughLE11 · 53,632 residents 133.1▼ 2%violence
2AnsteyLE7 · 17,176 residents 113.6▼ 6%violence
3BroadnookLE7 · 2,504 residents 107▼ 6%violence
4WoodthorpeLE12 · 9,678 residents 101.3▼ 18%violence
5WanlipLE7 · 3,079 residents 93.5▲ 1%violence
6BirstallLE4 · 49,585 residents 92.4▲ 7%violence
7ShepshedLE12 · 14,869 residents 92▲ 7%violence
8SilebyLE12 · 14,805 residents 87.50%violence
9ThurmastonLE4 · 38,971 residents 75.1▼ 1%violence
10HathernLE12 · 2,351 residents 74.9▲ 52%violence
11RothleyLE7 · 13,843 residents 72.8▲ 1%violence
12MountsorrelLE12 · 16,973 residents 72.8▼ 11%violence
13SystonLE7 · 23,382 residents 70.8▼ 10%violence
14QueniboroughLE7 · 4,739 residents 70.1▲ 4%violence
15East GoscoteLE7 · 4,739 residents 67.5▲ 25%violence
16QuornLE12 · 16,195 residents 62▼ 20%violence
17Thorpebury in the LimesLE7 · 4,675 residents 54.8▼ 25%violence
18Barrow upon SoarLE12 · 14,617 residents 54.5▼ 15%violence
19WymeswoldLE12 · 1,895 residents 44.3▼ 5%violence
20Woodhouse EavesLE12 · 1,741 residents 41.4▲ 29%violence
21BarkbyLE7 · 2,979 residents 20.1▼ 12%criminal damage
22Newtown LinfordLE6 · 1,623 residents 19.7▼ 38%criminal damage
23RearsbyLE7 · 3,140 residents 12.7–violence

Change compares the last three months with the three before. A dash means too few crimes to compare fairly.

Why busy centres look worst

Crimes are counted where they happen, but residents are counted where they live. Town centres and shopping areas have lots of shops, bars and visitors and not many residents, so their rates come out high even though most people there are just passing through.

How we work it out

Each area is a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page. We count the crimes police.uk records inside the circle over the last three months and turn that into a yearly figure, then divide by the number of people who live inside the circle, from the 2021 Census. Police locations are moved slightly on purpose to protect victims, so treat small differences between neighbouring areas with a pinch of salt.

Sources: data.police.uk and the Office for National Statistics, both under the Open Government Licence. Figures update every month.

Crime in every area

Questions people ask

Which areas of Charnwood have the lowest crime?

Over June to August 2026, the areas with the fewest crimes per 1,000 residents were Rearsby, Newtown Linford, Barkby, Woodhouse Eaves and Wymeswold.

Which areas of Charnwood have the highest crime?

Leaving aside the big shopping and industrial areas, where visitors and workers push the figures up, the highest rates over June to August 2026 were in Loughborough, Anstey, Broadnook, Woodthorpe and Wanlip.

Is crime going up or down in Charnwood?

Across Charnwood, 3,988 crimes were recorded over June to August 2026, 1% fewer than the three months before.

How is crime per 1,000 residents worked out?

We count the crimes police.uk records inside each area, turn the last three months into a yearly figure, and divide by the number of people who live there from the 2021 Census.