Gateacre vs Grassendale and Cressington

Gateacre has a safety score of 40/100 (Below Average) and recorded 448 crimes in the last 12 months. Grassendale and Cressington has a safety score of 30/100 (Below Average) with 516 crimes. Gateacre scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Gateacre shows a year-on-year crime trend of +55% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Grassendale and Cressington shows +108.9% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Gateacre, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (162 incidents). In Grassendale and Cressington, it is Violent Crime (226 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Gateacre recorded 60 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Grassendale and Cressington recorded 59. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Gateacre totalled 162 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 226 in Grassendale and Cressington. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Gateacre recorded 289 crimes (now 448, a change of +55%). Grassendale and Cressington recorded 247 crimes previously (now 516, +108.9%).

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. Gateacre has a resolution rate of 30.2% and Grassendale and Cressington has 25.9%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

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