Anstey
Middle areaSouth west Charnwood. 7,837 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 5.0 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 5% of people in Anstey live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Anstey
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Anstey at a rate of 63.4 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 | 195 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 78 |
| Other crime | 73 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 55 |
| Burglary | 38 |
| Vehicle crime | 21 |
| Shoplifting | 15 |
| Drug offences | 11 |
| Theft from the person | 6 |
| Robbery | 5 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Anstey compares
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Is Anstey safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Anstey at a rate of 63.4 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, 49 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Anstey.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (195), anti-social behaviour (78) and other crime (73).
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 Anstey alone. See Charnwood
Anstey in brief
The median price paid for a home in Anstey was £267,500 in 2025.
Anstey had 7,697 usual residents at the census.
About 5% of people in Anstey live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Anstey, 96.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.