Crime Rate in Loughborough East, ward

Loughborough East has the highest crime rate of 24 wards in Charnwood district and the 334th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East Midlands), it has the 25th highest crime rate of 752 wards.

The overall crime rate in Loughborough East in the last 12 months was 189.8 per 1,000 residents and was 135.2% higher than the Charnwood district average (80.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Loughborough East’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 831 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 18 cases , down -14.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 16.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,104 (≈ 85.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Loughborough East ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Swan Street. Police recorded 230 crimes here, including 126 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.