Overton - Hyndburn vs Whalley & Painterwood

Overton - Hyndburn has a safety score of 25/100 (Below Average) and recorded 643 crimes in the last 12 months. Whalley & Painterwood has a safety score of 83/100 (Safe) with 198 crimes. Whalley & Painterwood scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Overton - Hyndburn shows a year-on-year crime trend of +5.4% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Whalley & Painterwood shows -13.5% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Overton - Hyndburn, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (249 incidents). In Whalley & Painterwood, it is Anti-Social Behaviour (73 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Overton - Hyndburn recorded 147 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Whalley & Painterwood recorded 73. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Overton - Hyndburn totalled 249 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 59 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, Overton - Hyndburn recorded 610 crimes (now 643, a change of +5.4%). Whalley & Painterwood recorded 229 crimes previously (now 198, -13.5%).

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. Overton - Hyndburn has a resolution rate of 19% and Whalley & Painterwood has 30%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Overton - Hyndburn 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 Overton - Hyndburn and Whalley & Painterwood. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.