Thurmaston
Middle areaSouth east Charnwood. 10,031 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 4.7 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 7% of people in Thurmaston live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Thurmaston
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Thurmaston at a rate of 81.1 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 | 306 |
| Other crime | 133 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 108 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 105 |
| Shoplifting | 76 |
| Burglary | 45 |
| Vehicle crime | 27 |
| Theft from the person | 7 |
| Drug offences | 5 |
| Robbery | 2 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Thurmaston compares
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Is Thurmaston safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Thurmaston at a rate of 81.1 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, 56 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Thurmaston.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (306), other crime (133) and criminal damage and arson (108).
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 Thurmaston alone. See Charnwood
Thurmaston in brief
The median price paid for a home in Thurmaston was £258,000 in 2025.
Thurmaston had 9,816 usual residents at the census.
About 7% of people in Thurmaston live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Thurmaston, 99.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.