Heyhouses vs Howick & Priory

Heyhouses has a safety score of 22/100 (High Crime) and recorded 674 crimes in the last 12 months. Howick & Priory has a safety score of 44/100 (Below Average) with 517 crimes. Howick & Priory scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Heyhouses shows a year-on-year crime trend of +61.6% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Howick & Priory shows -9.9% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Heyhouses, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (238 incidents). In Howick & Priory, it is Violent Crime (170 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Heyhouses recorded 169 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Howick & Priory recorded 144. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Heyhouses totalled 238 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 170 in Howick & Priory. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Heyhouses recorded 417 crimes (now 674, a change of +61.6%). Howick & Priory recorded 574 crimes previously (now 517, -9.9%).

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. Heyhouses has a resolution rate of 22.9% and Howick & Priory has 28%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

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