Earlestown vs Kirkdale West

Earlestown has a safety score of 7/100 (High Crime) and recorded 1,314 crimes in the last 12 months. Kirkdale West has a safety score of 3/100 (High Crime) with 1,965 crimes. Earlestown scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Earlestown shows a year-on-year crime trend of +0.2% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Kirkdale West shows +85.6% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Earlestown, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (576 incidents). In Kirkdale West, it is Violent Crime (775 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Earlestown recorded 120 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Kirkdale West recorded 126. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Earlestown totalled 576 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 775 in Kirkdale West. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Earlestown recorded 1,311 crimes (now 1,314, a change of +0.2%). Kirkdale West recorded 1,059 crimes previously (now 1,965, +85.6%).

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. Earlestown has a resolution rate of 24.8% and Kirkdale West has 30.8%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

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