New Brighton vs West Derby Leyfield

New Brighton has a safety score of 4/100 (High Crime) and recorded 1,375 crimes in the last 12 months. West Derby Leyfield has a safety score of 2/100 (High Crime) with 810 crimes. New Brighton scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

New Brighton shows a year-on-year crime trend of +18.1% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. West Derby Leyfield shows +75% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In New Brighton, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (578 incidents). In West Derby Leyfield, it is Violent Crime (373 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

New Brighton recorded 265 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while West Derby Leyfield recorded 91. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in New Brighton totalled 578 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 373 in West Derby Leyfield. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, New Brighton recorded 1,164 crimes (now 1,375, a change of +18.1%). West Derby Leyfield recorded 463 crimes previously (now 810, +75%).

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. New Brighton has a resolution rate of 29.9% and West Derby Leyfield has 21.2%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

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