Shepshed West
Middle areaWest Charnwood. 8,491 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 9.1 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 29% of people in Shepshed West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Shepshed West
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Shepshed West at a rate of 83.1 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 | 282 |
| Other crime | 119 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 112 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 66 |
| Shoplifting | 44 |
| Burglary | 41 |
| Vehicle crime | 26 |
| Drug offences | 12 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Shepshed West compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Shepshed West safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Shepshed West at a rate of 83.1 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, 75 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Shepshed West.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (282), other crime (119) and anti-social behaviour (112).
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 Shepshed West alone. See Charnwood
Shepshed West in brief
The median price paid for a home in Shepshed West was £265,375 in 2025.
Shepshed West had 7,922 usual residents at the census.
About 29% of people in Shepshed West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Shepshed West, 96.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.