Blackbrook vs Kirkdale East

Blackbrook has a safety score of 4/100 (High Crime) and recorded 896 crimes in the last 12 months. Kirkdale East has a safety score of 3/100 (High Crime) with 2,228 crimes. Blackbrook scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Blackbrook shows a year-on-year crime trend of +18.5% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Kirkdale East shows +119.3% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Blackbrook, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (417 incidents). In Kirkdale East, it is Violent Crime (785 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Blackbrook recorded 90 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Kirkdale East recorded 179. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Blackbrook totalled 417 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 785 in Kirkdale East. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Blackbrook recorded 756 crimes (now 896, a change of +18.5%). Kirkdale East recorded 1,016 crimes previously (now 2,228, +119.3%).

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. Blackbrook has a resolution rate of 25.8% and Kirkdale East has 31.8%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Blackbrook falls within the Merseyside Police boundary. Kirkdale East 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 Blackbrook and Kirkdale East. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.