Birstall Central
Middle areaSouth Charnwood. 5,352 people in 1.0 square kilometre.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Birstall Central live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Birstall Central
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Birstall Central at a rate of 36.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 79.7 per 1,000 people across Charnwood.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 76 |
| Other crime | 32 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 28 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 27 |
| Vehicle crime | 15 |
| Burglary | 9 |
| Shoplifting | 6 |
| Drug offences | 2 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Birstall Central compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Birstall Central safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Birstall Central at a rate of 36.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 79.7 per 1,000 people across Charnwood.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 21 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Birstall Central.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (76), other crime (32) and anti-social behaviour (28).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Charnwood
These figures are published for the whole of Charnwood, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Charnwood and not Birstall Central alone. See Charnwood
Birstall Central in brief
The median price paid for a home in Birstall Central was £295,000 in 2025.
Birstall Central had 5,259 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Birstall Central live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Birstall Central, 99.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.