Fazakerley West vs Newton

Fazakerley West has a safety score of 3/100 (High Crime) and recorded 1,419 crimes in the last 12 months. Newton has a safety score of 9/100 (High Crime) with 984 crimes. Newton scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Fazakerley West shows a year-on-year crime trend of +35.8% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Newton shows -5.7% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Fazakerley West, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (710 incidents). In Newton, it is Violent Crime (470 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Fazakerley West recorded 101 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Newton recorded 103. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Fazakerley West totalled 710 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 470 in Newton. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Fazakerley West recorded 1,045 crimes (now 1,419, a change of +35.8%). Newton recorded 1,043 crimes previously (now 984, -5.7%).

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. Fazakerley West has a resolution rate of 25.1% and Newton has 26%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

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