Westgate - Lancaster vs Wyresdale

Westgate - Lancaster has a safety score of 4/100 (High Crime) and recorded 1,352 crimes in the last 12 months. Wyresdale has a safety score of 66/100 (Safe) with 158 crimes. Wyresdale scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Westgate - Lancaster shows a year-on-year crime trend of +17.2% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Wyresdale shows +21.5% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Westgate - Lancaster, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (440 incidents). In Wyresdale, it is Violent Crime (61 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Westgate - Lancaster recorded 344 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Wyresdale recorded 47. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Westgate - Lancaster totalled 440 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 61 in Wyresdale. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Westgate - Lancaster recorded 1,154 crimes (now 1,352, a change of +17.2%). Wyresdale recorded 130 crimes previously (now 158, +21.5%).

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. Westgate - Lancaster has a resolution rate of 24.4% and Wyresdale has 0%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Westgate - Lancaster falls within the Lancashire Constabulary boundary. Wyresdale 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 Westgate - Lancaster and Wyresdale. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.