Cotham vs Pensford and Chew Valley

Cotham has a safety score of 4/100 (High Crime) and recorded 6,182 crimes in the last 12 months. Pensford and Chew Valley has a safety score of 72/100 (Safe) with 242 crimes. Pensford and Chew Valley scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Cotham shows a year-on-year crime trend of +672.8% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Pensford and Chew Valley shows -15.1% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Cotham, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (1,710 incidents). In Pensford and Chew Valley, it is Violent Crime (74 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Cotham recorded 1,013 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Pensford and Chew Valley recorded 46. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Cotham totalled 1,710 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 74 in Pensford and Chew Valley. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Cotham recorded 800 crimes (now 6,182, a change of +672.8%). Pensford and Chew Valley recorded 285 crimes previously (now 242, -15.1%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Cotham has a resolution rate of 39.2% and Pensford and Chew Valley has 50%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Cotham falls within the Avon and Somerset Constabulary boundary. Pensford and Chew Valley is covered by Avon and Somerset Constabulary. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Cotham and Pensford and Chew Valley. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.