Braunstone Park West
Middle areaWest Leicester. 7,488 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.1 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 75% of people in Braunstone Park West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Braunstone Park West
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Braunstone Park West at a rate of 131.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 124.0 per 1,000 people across Leicester.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 455 |
| Other crime | 154 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 150 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 126 |
| Burglary | 31 |
| Vehicle crime | 30 |
| Drug offences | 24 |
| Robbery | 13 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
| Shoplifting | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Braunstone Park West compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Braunstone Park West safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Braunstone Park West at a rate of 131.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 124.0 per 1,000 people across Leicester.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 91 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Braunstone Park West.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (455), other crime (154) and criminal damage and arson (150).
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 Leicester
These figures are published for the whole of Leicester, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Leicester and not Braunstone Park West alone. See Leicester
Braunstone Park West in brief
The median price paid for a home in Braunstone Park West was £200,000 in 2025.
Braunstone Park West had 7,388 usual residents at the census.
About 75% of people in Braunstone Park West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Braunstone Park West, 99.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.