Ingol & Cottam vs Kirkham

Ingol & Cottam has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) and recorded 1,666 crimes in the last 12 months. Kirkham has a safety score of 15/100 (High Crime) with 776 crimes. Kirkham scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Ingol & Cottam shows a year-on-year crime trend of -1.5% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Kirkham shows +0.5% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Ingol & Cottam, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (631 incidents). In Kirkham, it is Violent Crime (290 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Ingol & Cottam recorded 486 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Kirkham recorded 231. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Ingol & Cottam totalled 631 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 290 in Kirkham. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Ingol & Cottam recorded 1,692 crimes (now 1,666, a change of -1.5%). Kirkham recorded 772 crimes previously (now 776, +0.5%).

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. Ingol & Cottam has a resolution rate of 28% and Kirkham has 10.2%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

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