Somercotes and Riddings vs Whittington and Barrow Hill

Somercotes and Riddings has a safety score of 7/100 (High Crime) and recorded 1,626 crimes in the last 12 months. Whittington and Barrow Hill has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) with 970 crimes. Whittington and Barrow Hill scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Somercotes and Riddings shows a year-on-year crime trend of -2.6% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Whittington and Barrow Hill shows -12.2% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Somercotes and Riddings, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (742 incidents). In Whittington and Barrow Hill, it is Violent Crime (439 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Somercotes and Riddings recorded 191 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Whittington and Barrow Hill recorded 185. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Somercotes and Riddings totalled 742 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 439 in Whittington and Barrow Hill. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Somercotes and Riddings recorded 1,669 crimes (now 1,626, a change of -2.6%). Whittington and Barrow Hill recorded 1,105 crimes previously (now 970, -12.2%).

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. Somercotes and Riddings has a resolution rate of 17.3% and Whittington and Barrow Hill has 8.4%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Somercotes and Riddings falls within the Derbyshire Constabulary boundary. Whittington and Barrow Hill is covered by Derbyshire 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 Somercotes and Riddings and Whittington and Barrow Hill. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.