Bardon Hill vs Forest

Bardon Hill has a safety score of 11/100 (High Crime) and recorded 2,331 crimes in the last 12 months. Forest has a safety score of 21/100 (High Crime) with 727 crimes. Forest scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Bardon Hill shows a year-on-year crime trend of -14.1% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Forest shows -21.3% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Bardon Hill, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (919 incidents). In Forest, it is Violent Crime (285 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Bardon Hill recorded 396 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Forest recorded 114. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Bardon Hill totalled 919 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 285 in Forest. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Bardon Hill recorded 2,714 crimes (now 2,331, a change of -14.1%). Forest recorded 924 crimes previously (now 727, -21.3%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Bardon Hill has a resolution rate of 35.1% and Forest has 27.6%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Bardon Hill falls within the Leicestershire Police boundary. Forest is covered by Leicestershire Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Bardon Hill and Forest. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.