Birchwood vs Halton Castle

Birchwood has a safety score of 15/100 (High Crime) and recorded 718 crimes in the last 12 months. Halton Castle has a safety score of 6/100 (High Crime) with 859 crimes. Birchwood scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Birchwood shows a year-on-year crime trend of -11.7% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Halton Castle shows +10.7% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Birchwood, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (333 incidents). In Halton Castle, it is Violent Crime (435 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Birchwood recorded 61 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Halton Castle recorded 76. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Birchwood totalled 333 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 435 in Halton Castle. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Birchwood recorded 813 crimes (now 718, a change of -11.7%). Halton Castle recorded 776 crimes previously (now 859, +10.7%).

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. Birchwood has a resolution rate of 19.7% and Halton Castle has 32.4%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

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