Chipping vs Little Harwood & Whitebirk

Chipping has a safety score of 83/100 (Safe) and recorded 35 crimes in the last 12 months. Little Harwood & Whitebirk has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) with 2,284 crimes. Chipping scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Chipping shows a year-on-year crime trend of -10.3% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Little Harwood & Whitebirk shows -3.2% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Chipping, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (17 incidents). In Little Harwood & Whitebirk, it is Violent Crime (823 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Chipping recorded 7 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Little Harwood & Whitebirk recorded 566. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Chipping totalled 17 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 823 in Little Harwood & Whitebirk. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Chipping recorded 39 crimes (now 35, a change of -10.3%). Little Harwood & Whitebirk recorded 2,360 crimes previously (now 2,284, -3.2%).

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. Chipping has a resolution rate of 0% and Little Harwood & Whitebirk has 28.3%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

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