Little Harwood & Whitebirk vs Rosehill with Burnley Wood

Little Harwood & Whitebirk has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) and recorded 2,284 crimes in the last 12 months. Rosehill with Burnley Wood has a safety score of 3/100 (High Crime) with 1,535 crimes. Little Harwood & Whitebirk scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Little Harwood & Whitebirk shows a year-on-year crime trend of -3.2% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Rosehill with Burnley Wood shows +54.1% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Little Harwood & Whitebirk, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (823 incidents). In Rosehill with Burnley Wood, it is Violent Crime (513 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Little Harwood & Whitebirk recorded 566 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Rosehill with Burnley Wood recorded 333. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Little Harwood & Whitebirk totalled 823 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 513 in Rosehill with Burnley Wood. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Little Harwood & Whitebirk recorded 2,360 crimes (now 2,284, a change of -3.2%). Rosehill with Burnley Wood recorded 996 crimes previously (now 1,535, +54.1%).

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. Little Harwood & Whitebirk has a resolution rate of 28.3% and Rosehill with Burnley Wood has 30.6%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

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