New Longton & Hutton East vs Whalley & Painterwood

New Longton & Hutton East has a safety score of 32/100 (Below Average) and recorded 597 crimes in the last 12 months. Whalley & Painterwood has a safety score of 47/100 (Average) with 402 crimes. Whalley & Painterwood scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

New Longton & Hutton East shows a year-on-year crime trend of +23.6% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Whalley & Painterwood shows +3.3% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In New Longton & Hutton East, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Anti-Social Behaviour (273 incidents). In Whalley & Painterwood, it is Violent Crime (179 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

New Longton & Hutton East recorded 273 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Whalley & Painterwood recorded 101. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in New Longton & Hutton East totalled 204 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 179 in Whalley & Painterwood. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, New Longton & Hutton East recorded 483 crimes (now 597, a change of +23.6%). Whalley & Painterwood recorded 389 crimes previously (now 402, +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. New Longton & Hutton East has a resolution rate of 14.3% and Whalley & Painterwood has 32%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

New Longton & Hutton East falls within the Lancashire Constabulary boundary. Whalley & Painterwood 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 New Longton & Hutton East and Whalley & Painterwood. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.