Blundellsands vs Rural West

Blundellsands has a safety score of 16/100 (High Crime) and recorded 763 crimes in the last 12 months. Rural West has a safety score of 75/100 (Safe) with 209 crimes. Rural West scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Blundellsands shows a year-on-year crime trend of +40.5% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Rural West shows -36.3% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Blundellsands, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (236 incidents). In Rural West, it is Violent Crime (77 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Blundellsands recorded 175 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Rural West recorded 58. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Blundellsands totalled 236 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 77 in Rural West. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Blundellsands recorded 543 crimes (now 763, a change of +40.5%). Rural West recorded 328 crimes previously (now 209, -36.3%).

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. Blundellsands has a resolution rate of 14% and Rural West has 50%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

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