Charnwood West vs Forest

Charnwood West has a safety score of 25/100 (Below Average) and recorded 703 crimes in the last 12 months. Forest has a safety score of 21/100 (High Crime) with 727 crimes. Charnwood West scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Charnwood West shows a year-on-year crime trend of -31.5% — 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 Charnwood West, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (251 incidents). In Forest, it is Violent Crime (285 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Charnwood West recorded 97 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 Charnwood West totalled 251 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, Charnwood West recorded 1,026 crimes (now 703, a change of -31.5%). 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. Charnwood West has a resolution rate of 16.7% and Forest has 27.6%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Charnwood West 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 Charnwood West and Forest. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.