Layton vs Shear Brow & Corporation Park

Layton has a safety score of 2/100 (High Crime) and recorded 1,745 crimes in the last 12 months. Shear Brow & Corporation Park has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) with 5,166 crimes. Shear Brow & Corporation Park scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Layton shows a year-on-year crime trend of +32.6% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Shear Brow & Corporation Park shows -3.3% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Layton, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (753 incidents). In Shear Brow & Corporation Park, it is Violent Crime (1,657 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Layton recorded 340 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Shear Brow & Corporation Park recorded 1,468. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Layton totalled 753 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 1,657 in Shear Brow & Corporation Park. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Layton recorded 1,316 crimes (now 1,745, a change of +32.6%). Shear Brow & Corporation Park recorded 5,341 crimes previously (now 5,166, -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. Layton has a resolution rate of 19.2% and Shear Brow & Corporation Park has 23.5%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Layton falls within the Lancashire Constabulary boundary. Shear Brow & Corporation Park 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 Layton and Shear Brow & Corporation Park. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.