Thorpe Astley and Braunstone Town vs Western

Thorpe Astley and Braunstone Town has a safety score of 3/100 (High Crime) and recorded 1,485 crimes in the last 12 months. Western has a safety score of 7/100 (High Crime) with 3,125 crimes. Western scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Thorpe Astley and Braunstone Town shows a year-on-year crime trend of +25.6% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Western shows +1.7% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Thorpe Astley and Braunstone Town, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (604 incidents). In Western, it is Violent Crime (1,245 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Thorpe Astley and Braunstone Town recorded 187 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Western recorded 376. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Thorpe Astley and Braunstone Town totalled 604 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 1,245 in Western. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Thorpe Astley and Braunstone Town recorded 1,182 crimes (now 1,485, a change of +25.6%). Western recorded 3,072 crimes previously (now 3,125, +1.7%).

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. Thorpe Astley and Braunstone Town has a resolution rate of 31.4% and Western has 24.1%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Thorpe Astley and Braunstone Town falls within the Leicestershire Police boundary. Western 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 Thorpe Astley and Braunstone Town and Western. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.