Blatchcombe vs Lipson & Laira

Blatchcombe has a safety score of 7/100 (High Crime) and recorded 1,462 crimes in the last 12 months. Lipson & Laira has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) with 3,173 crimes. Lipson & Laira scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Blatchcombe shows a year-on-year crime trend of -1.3% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Lipson & Laira shows -8.5% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Blatchcombe, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (706 incidents). In Lipson & Laira, it is Violent Crime (1,420 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Blatchcombe recorded 216 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Lipson & Laira recorded 398. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Blatchcombe totalled 706 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 1,420 in Lipson & Laira. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Blatchcombe recorded 1,481 crimes (now 1,462, a change of -1.3%). Lipson & Laira recorded 3,469 crimes previously (now 3,173, -8.5%).

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. Blatchcombe has a resolution rate of 19% and Lipson & Laira has 17.2%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Blatchcombe falls within the Devon & Cornwall Police boundary. Lipson & Laira is covered by Devon & Cornwall Police. 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 Blatchcombe and Lipson & Laira. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.