Forest vs Hillgate and Heaviley

Forest has a safety score of 21/100 (High Crime) and recorded 727 crimes in the last 12 months. Hillgate and Heaviley has a safety score of 89/100 (Very Safe) with 5 crimes. Hillgate and Heaviley scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Forest shows a year-on-year crime trend of -21.3% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Hillgate and Heaviley shows 0% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Forest, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (285 incidents). In Hillgate and Heaviley, it is Violent Crime (3 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Forest recorded 114 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Hillgate and Heaviley recorded 0. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Forest totalled 285 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 3 in Hillgate and Heaviley. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Forest recorded 924 crimes (now 727, a change of -21.3%). Hillgate and Heaviley recorded 0 crimes previously (now 5, 0%).

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. Forest has a resolution rate of 27.6% and Hillgate and Heaviley has 50%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Forest falls within the Leicestershire Police boundary. Hillgate and Heaviley is covered by Greater Manchester 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 Forest and Hillgate and Heaviley. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.