Charnwood East vs Wigston

Charnwood East has a safety score of 14/100 (High Crime) and recorded 1,932 crimes in the last 12 months. Wigston has a safety score of 10/100 (High Crime) with 1,544 crimes. Charnwood East scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Charnwood East shows a year-on-year crime trend of -20.5% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Wigston shows -11.4% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Charnwood East, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (728 incidents). In Wigston, it is Violent Crime (602 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Charnwood East recorded 264 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Wigston recorded 191. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Charnwood East totalled 728 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 602 in Wigston. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Charnwood East recorded 2,429 crimes (now 1,932, a change of -20.5%). Wigston recorded 1,743 crimes previously (now 1,544, -11.4%).

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. Charnwood East has a resolution rate of 50% and Wigston has 23.9%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Charnwood East falls within the Leicestershire Police boundary. Wigston 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 Charnwood East and Wigston. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.