Carleton vs Whalley & Painterwood

Carleton has a safety score of 49/100 (Average) and recorded 361 crimes in the last 12 months. Whalley & Painterwood has a safety score of 47/100 (Average) with 402 crimes. Carleton scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Carleton shows a year-on-year crime trend of +99.5% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Whalley & Painterwood shows +3.3% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Carleton, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (125 incidents). In Whalley & Painterwood, it is Violent Crime (179 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Carleton recorded 64 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Whalley & Painterwood recorded 101. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Carleton totalled 125 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 179 in Whalley & Painterwood. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Carleton recorded 181 crimes (now 361, a change of +99.5%). Whalley & Painterwood recorded 389 crimes previously (now 402, +3.3%).

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. Carleton has a resolution rate of 25% and Whalley & Painterwood has 32%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Carleton falls within the Lancashire Constabulary boundary. Whalley & Painterwood 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 Carleton and Whalley & Painterwood. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.