Appleton - Widnes vs Birchwood

Appleton - Widnes has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) and recorded 1,602 crimes in the last 12 months. Birchwood has a safety score of 15/100 (High Crime) with 718 crimes. Birchwood scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Appleton - Widnes shows a year-on-year crime trend of +1.8% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Birchwood shows -11.7% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Appleton - Widnes, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (625 incidents). In Birchwood, it is Violent Crime (333 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Appleton - Widnes recorded 193 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Birchwood recorded 61. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Appleton - Widnes totalled 625 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 333 in Birchwood. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Appleton - Widnes recorded 1,574 crimes (now 1,602, a change of +1.8%). Birchwood recorded 813 crimes previously (now 718, -11.7%).

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. Appleton - Widnes has a resolution rate of 28.9% and Birchwood has 19.7%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Appleton - Widnes falls within the Cheshire Constabulary boundary. Birchwood is covered by Cheshire 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 Appleton - Widnes and Birchwood. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.