Whitehaven Town vs Silverdale

Whitehaven Town has a safety score of 10/100 (High Crime) and recorded 1,143 crimes in the last 12 months. Silverdale has a safety score of 87/100 (Very Safe) with 35 crimes. Silverdale scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Whitehaven Town shows a year-on-year crime trend of -14.1% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Silverdale shows -27.1% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Whitehaven Town, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (526 incidents). In Silverdale, it is Violent Crime (11 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Whitehaven Town recorded 157 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Silverdale recorded 8. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Whitehaven Town totalled 526 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 11 in Silverdale. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Whitehaven Town recorded 1,331 crimes (now 1,143, a change of -14.1%). Silverdale recorded 48 crimes previously (now 35, -27.1%).

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. Whitehaven Town has a resolution rate of 19.3% and Silverdale has 0%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Whitehaven Town falls within the Cumbria Constabulary boundary. Silverdale is covered by Lancashire 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 Whitehaven Town and Silverdale. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.