Boughton vs Riverside

Boughton has a safety score of 4/100 (High Crime) and recorded 1,504 crimes in the last 12 months. Riverside has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) with 1,021 crimes. Riverside scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Boughton shows a year-on-year crime trend of +84.3% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Riverside shows -3.2% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Boughton, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (576 incidents). In Riverside, it is Violent Crime (439 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Boughton recorded 133 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Riverside recorded 106. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Boughton totalled 576 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 439 in Riverside. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Boughton recorded 816 crimes (now 1,504, a change of +84.3%). Riverside recorded 1,055 crimes previously (now 1,021, -3.2%).

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. Boughton has a resolution rate of 36.4% and Riverside has 26.3%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

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