Loughborough Central vs Westcotes

Loughborough Central has a safety score of 10/100 (High Crime) and recorded 2,857 crimes in the last 12 months. Westcotes has a safety score of 4/100 (High Crime) with 4,273 crimes. Loughborough Central scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Loughborough Central shows a year-on-year crime trend of -1.2% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Westcotes shows +43.5% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Loughborough Central, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (800 incidents). In Westcotes, it is Violent Crime (1,351 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Loughborough Central recorded 396 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Westcotes recorded 605. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Loughborough Central totalled 800 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 1,351 in Westcotes. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Loughborough Central recorded 2,892 crimes (now 2,857, a change of -1.2%). Westcotes recorded 2,978 crimes previously (now 4,273, +43.5%).

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. Loughborough Central has a resolution rate of 43% and Westcotes has 36.2%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

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