Leasowe and Moreton East vs Rainhill

Leasowe and Moreton East has a safety score of 7/100 (High Crime) and recorded 1,301 crimes in the last 12 months. Rainhill has a safety score of 27/100 (Below Average) with 603 crimes. Rainhill scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Leasowe and Moreton East shows a year-on-year crime trend of +2.9% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Rainhill shows +0.2% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Leasowe and Moreton East, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (614 incidents). In Rainhill, it is Violent Crime (263 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Leasowe and Moreton East recorded 154 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Rainhill recorded 99. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Leasowe and Moreton East totalled 614 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 263 in Rainhill. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Leasowe and Moreton East recorded 1,264 crimes (now 1,301, a change of +2.9%). Rainhill recorded 602 crimes previously (now 603, +0.2%).

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. Leasowe and Moreton East has a resolution rate of 22.1% and Rainhill has 22.4%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

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