Whitby vs Winsford Wharton

Whitby has a safety score of 4/100 (High Crime) and recorded 926 crimes in the last 12 months. Winsford Wharton has a safety score of 12/100 (High Crime) with 784 crimes. Winsford Wharton scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Whitby shows a year-on-year crime trend of +86.3% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Winsford Wharton shows -22.6% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Whitby, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (370 incidents). In Winsford Wharton, it is Violent Crime (387 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Whitby recorded 72 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Winsford Wharton recorded 100. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Whitby totalled 370 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 387 in Winsford Wharton. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Whitby recorded 497 crimes (now 926, a change of +86.3%). Winsford Wharton recorded 1,013 crimes previously (now 784, -22.6%).

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. Whitby has a resolution rate of 35.9% and Winsford Wharton has 20%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

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