Riverside vs Westcotes

Riverside has a safety score of 4/100 (High Crime) and recorded 5,171 crimes in the last 12 months. Westcotes has a safety score of 4/100 (High Crime) with 4,273 crimes. Both areas score equally on the safety index.

Riverside shows a year-on-year crime trend of +110.3% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Westcotes shows +43.5% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Riverside, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (1,663 incidents). In Westcotes, it is Violent Crime (1,351 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Riverside recorded 562 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 Riverside totalled 1,663 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, Riverside recorded 2,459 crimes (now 5,171, a change of +110.3%). 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. Riverside has a resolution rate of 39.9% and Westcotes has 36.2%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

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