Crime Rate in Birstall East & Wanlip, ward

Birstall East & Wanlip has the 11th highest crime rate of 24 wards in Charnwood district and the 3514th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East Midlands), it has the 334th highest crime rate of 752 wards.

The overall crime rate in Birstall East & Wanlip in the last 12 months was 68.2 per 1,000 residents and was 15.5% lower than the Charnwood district average (80.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Birstall East & Wanlip’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 155 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 3 cases , down -25.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 131.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -47.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 217 (≈ 29.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Birstall East & Wanlip ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.