Castle vs Ribbleton

Castle has a safety score of 7/100 (High Crime) and recorded 2,443 crimes in the last 12 months. Ribbleton has a safety score of 7/100 (High Crime) with 1,584 crimes. Both areas score equally on the safety index.

Castle shows a year-on-year crime trend of +1.2% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Ribbleton shows +0.6% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Castle, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (714 incidents). In Ribbleton, it is Violent Crime (543 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Castle recorded 644 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Ribbleton recorded 411. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Castle totalled 714 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 543 in Ribbleton. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Castle recorded 2,413 crimes (now 2,443, a change of +1.2%). Ribbleton recorded 1,574 crimes previously (now 1,584, +0.6%).

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. Castle has a resolution rate of 23.5% and Ribbleton has 23.7%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

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