Abbey vs Birstall

Abbey has a safety score of 7/100 (High Crime) and recorded 2,820 crimes in the last 12 months. Birstall has a safety score of 13/100 (High Crime) with 803 crimes. Birstall scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Abbey shows a year-on-year crime trend of +3.6% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Birstall shows +0.8% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Abbey, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (958 incidents). In Birstall, it is Violent Crime (261 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Abbey recorded 469 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Birstall recorded 130. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Abbey totalled 958 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 261 in Birstall. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Abbey recorded 2,721 crimes (now 2,820, a change of +3.6%). Birstall recorded 797 crimes previously (now 803, +0.8%).

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. Abbey has a resolution rate of 26.6% and Birstall has 24.5%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Abbey falls within the Leicestershire Police boundary. Birstall is covered by Leicestershire Police. 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 Abbey and Birstall. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.