Charnwood

At a glance, population and employment estimates for Charnwood.

Population: 188,416
People in Employment: 81,430 (68.7%)
People Inactive: 32,730 (27.6%)
People Unemployed: 4,305 (3.6%)
Number Of Jobs: 60k
Median Salary: £28,227
Mean Salary: £29,989

Crime Statistics

You can view the number of crimes per crime type for this year and the previous. You can also see the trend for each crime type, which shows if crimes committed are getting better, worse or no change.

We also list all of the parliamentary wards for Charnwood. You'll be able to see the crimes for this year so far and also how many crimes per 1000 people.

If you need to see crimes on a street level, you can use the interactive crime map which shows you crimes and their outcome.

Crime rate by type in Charnwood for 2024

Charnwoods most common type of crime is: Violence and sexual offences. In 2023 there were 6,443 crimes and in 2022 there were 6,350 crimes. Which is an increase of 93 crimes.

Crime Type	Previous Year	Crimes This Year	Trend vs previous year
Violence and sexual offences	6,443	392	Getting Better
Criminal damage and arson	1,729	122	Getting Better
Public order	1,941	121	Getting Better
Vehicle crime	1,187	97	Getting Better
Shoplifting	990	96	Getting Better
Other theft	1,342	94	Getting Better
Anti-social behaviour	1,427	92	Getting Better
Burglary	872	55	Getting Better
Bicycle theft	484	35	Getting Better
Drugs	379	23	Getting Better
Other crime	361	13	Getting Better
Possession of weapons	123	9	Getting Better
Theft from the person	111	7	Getting Better
Robbery	71	2	Getting Better

Number of crimes for Electoral Wards in Charnwood

Think of Electoral Wards as the boundaries your local councillors represent in your area. Electoral Wards will help you get a better picture of how much crime takes place in and around the places you live.

Loughborough Southfields has the highest crime rate of all the wards in Charnwood, with 1919 crimes and 234 crimes per 1000 people. Whilst Wreake Villages has 137 crimes and 42 crimes per 1000 people.

Name	Crimes in 2024	Crimes per 1000 people
Loughborough Southfields	118	14
Loughborough Hastings	100	15
Loughborough Lemyngton	97	13
Thurmaston	75	7
Shepshed West	65	9
Loughborough Storer	60	9
Quorn and Mountsorrel Castle	53	7
Sileby	53	6
Syston East	45	6
Loughborough Shelthorpe	41	4
Mountsorrel	41	6
Loughborough Dishley and Hathern	40	6
Shepshed East	39	6
Loughborough Ashby	36	4
Syston West	35	5
Anstey	34	4
Birstall Watermead	33	5
Queniborough	27	6
Rothley and Thurcaston	26	3
Barrow and Sileby West	24	3
Loughborough Garendon	22	4
Loughborough Nanpantan	18	3
Loughborough Outwoods	16	3
East Goscote	15	5
The Wolds	15	5
Forest Bradgate	13	3
Wreake Villages	11	3
Birstall Wanlip	6	1

Crime map for Charnwood

Showing crimes from the beginning of the year up until 2024-08. Each Marker on the map represents a crime. Click on the marker to find out more about the crime. Please note, all crime locations are approximate.

Housing Statistics

View average house prices by year. We show property prices from 2010 up until the current year. You can also see property prices over time using our interactive chart.

Average property prices by year for Charnwood

The average property price in Charnwood is lower than the UK average of: £290,000. A low average house price could be an indicator of a less wealthy area. Crime rates could also be higher in such areas.

Year	Avg. Detached Price	Avg. Semi-Detached Price	Avg. Terraced Price	Avg. Flat Price
2023	£449,459.80	£271,365.44	£215,463.49	£145,085.46
2022	£423,758.45	£257,847.80	£205,981.33	£138,914.26
2021	£376,806.26	£230,178.64	£185,212.33	£128,595.22
2020	£341,311.12	£210,805.20	£169,357.39	£121,601.73
2019	£331,283.88	£204,948.68	£164,536.73	£121,038.32
2018	£320,530.86	£198,152.05	£159,614.29	£119,044.85
2017	£301,904.10	£186,563.53	£151,118.24	£114,674.43
2016	£288,348.35	£178,924.51	£145,629.44	£108,898.87
2015	£271,372.28	£168,805.67	£138,057.35	£103,373.73
2014	£257,994.93	£160,935.03	£132,242.46	£99,056.33
2013	£242,856.20	£150,965.17	£124,593.87	£93,474.66
2012	£237,245.73	£147,518.42	£121,914.28	£92,511.68
2011	£242,143.83	£149,191.88	£122,890.59	£94,908.84
2010	£242,678.67	£151,438.22	£125,108.07	£96,164.27

Property prices over time for Charnwood

Showing crimes from 2010 up until August 2024. You can use the interactive chart to zoom in on a timeframe to see greater detail.

Employment and Annual Salary information for Charnwood

The median salary in Charnwood is £28,227 and the mean salary in Charnwood is £29,989.00. The median value is a better indicator of salary in a region since the mean salary can be skewed by a small number of people that are high earners.

Number of Jobs (thousands): 60k
Median Salary: £28,227
Annual Percentage Change: 16.2%
Mean Salary: £29,989

Salary comparison between Charnwood and East Midlands

See how Charnwood compares to the rest of East Midlands. Jobs per thousand, median and mean salary as well as annual percentage vs last year.

The highest median salary in East Midlands is £30,908 in Rutland UA and the lowest median salary is £0 in Bolsover. Charnwood ranks 7 out of 35 in terms of median salary.

Location	Jobs (thousands)	Median Salary	Annual Percentage Change	Mean Salary	Annual Percentage Change
Rutland UA	11k	£30,908	4.7%	£36,856	14.4%
Blaby	36k	£30,007	20.8%	£33,438	13.7%
Rushcliffe	40k	£29,621	2.9%	£35,292	-2.1%
South Derbyshire	47k	£29,320	2.1%	£31,510	-2.5%
West Northamptonshire UA	143k	£28,755	7.9%	£34,500	6.8%
North West Leicestershire	42k	£28,733	12.2%	£33,352	14.7%
Broxtowe	43k	£28,259	8.6%	£32,863	1.2%
West Lindsey	35k	£28,101	4.3%	£29,966	1.6%
Harborough	36k	£27,985	-2.8%	£37,702	13.2%
North Northamptonshire UA	119k	£27,764	6.4%	£30,994	0.2%
Hinckley and Bosworth	41k	£27,537	5.0%	£29,830	2.9%
Erewash	42k	£27,509	4.9%	£31,794	6.3%
Lincoln	44k	£27,419	27.5%	£28,480	15.8%
Derby UA	77k	£26,759	1.1%	£29,456	0.8%
North East Derbyshire	32k	£26,320	2.6%	£30,033	2.7%
North Kesteven	41k	£26,310	-2.7%	£29,318	0.0%
High Peak	33k	£26,052	10.3%	£30,521	11.0%
South Holland	36k	£25,986	4.4%	£29,194	-1.3%
South Kesteven	49k	£25,848	6.2%	£31,086	8.7%
Ashfield	40k	£25,813	10.0%	£28,767	8.4%
Oadby and Wigston	19k	£25,683	15.2%	£27,819	-0.9%
Chesterfield	37k	£25,190	10.1%	£28,490	8.3%
Newark and Sherwood	41k	£25,031	5.4%	£28,722	-0.4%
Gedling	39k	£24,699	6.4%	£28,056	5.1%
Derbyshire Dales	20k	£24,601	10.0%	£27,735	-8.0%
Mansfield	38k	£24,588	12.8%	£26,832	12.1%
Bassetlaw	41k	£24,515	0.0%	£27,210	9.2%
Amber Valley	48k	£24,512	-0.2%	£29,444	-1.1%
East Lindsey	41k	£23,900	18.6%	£27,584	21.9%
Boston	0k	£23,676	4.4%	£25,400	6.4%
Leicester UA	90k	£23,175	9.3%	£25,906	7.5%
Melton	0k	£22,569	18.6%	£28,043	25.3%
Nottingham UA	69k	£22,243	3.9%	£24,376	4.0%
Bolsover	27k	£0	0.0%	£25,947	-6.2%