Charnwood West vs Melton Rural South

Charnwood West has a safety score of 25/100 (Below Average) and recorded 703 crimes in the last 12 months. Melton Rural South has a safety score of 46/100 (Average) with 455 crimes. Melton Rural South 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. Melton Rural South shows -17.6% (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 Melton Rural South, it is Violent Crime (181 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 Melton Rural South recorded 45. 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 181 in Melton Rural South. 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%). Melton Rural South recorded 552 crimes previously (now 455, -17.6%).

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 Melton Rural South has 28.6%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

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