The following statistics show the crime figures for the Westcotes Ward.  It shows the types of crime which have occurred in the area and compares these to City figures:

 

  

Types of offences	Western Park 06/07	City 06/07	Western Park 07/08	City 07/08
Number of domestic burglary	163	2293	128	2293
Domestic burglary rate per 1000 households	38.32	7.92	12.9	18.89
Number of other burglary	53	1866	67	1866
Other burglary rate per 1000 population	5.36	6.48	6.77	6.48
Number of criminal damage	252	8955	225	8955
Criminal damage rate per 1000 population	25.48	31.09	22.7	31.09
Number of violent against the person	215	10662	150	10662
Violent against the person rate per 1000 population	21.73	37.02	15.1	37.02
Number of other offences	110	4183	79	4183
Other offences rate per 1000 population	11.12	14.52	7.88	14.52
Number of robbery	21	900	12	900
Robbery rate per 1000 population	2.12	3.12	1.21	3.12
Number of theft of cycle	32	915	19	915
Theft of cycle rate per 1000 population	3.23	3.18	1.92	3.18
Number of theft from vehicle	112	3485	156	3485
Theft from vehicle rate per 1000 population	11.32	12.10	15.7	12.10
Number of theft of vehicle	52	1225	48	1225
Theft of vehicle rate per 1000 population	5.26	4.25	4.85	4.25
Number of other theft	176	9000	149	9000
Other theft rate per 1000 population	17.79	31.25	15.0	31.25
Total number of crimes	1189	44112	1033	44112
Total number of crime rate per 1000 population	120.20	142.24	103.26	153.16