Belle Vale vs Ford

Belle Vale has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) and recorded 1,468 crimes in the last 12 months. Ford has a safety score of 3/100 (High Crime) with 1,496 crimes. Belle Vale scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Belle Vale shows a year-on-year crime trend of -5.3% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Ford shows +31.2% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Belle Vale, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (590 incidents). In Ford, it is Violent Crime (722 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Belle Vale recorded 146 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Ford recorded 146. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Belle Vale totalled 590 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 722 in Ford. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Belle Vale recorded 1,550 crimes (now 1,468, a change of -5.3%). Ford recorded 1,140 crimes previously (now 1,496, +31.2%).

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. Belle Vale has a resolution rate of 23.9% and Ford has 25.8%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

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