Newton vs Town Centre

Newton has a safety score of 9/100 (High Crime) and recorded 984 crimes in the last 12 months. Town Centre has a safety score of 7/100 (High Crime) with 5,036 crimes. Newton scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Newton shows a year-on-year crime trend of -5.7% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Town Centre shows +6.8% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Newton, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (470 incidents). In Town Centre, it is Violent Crime (1,697 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Newton recorded 103 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Town Centre recorded 430. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Newton totalled 470 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 1,697 in Town Centre. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Newton recorded 1,043 crimes (now 984, a change of -5.7%). Town Centre recorded 4,715 crimes previously (now 5,036, +6.8%).

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. Newton has a resolution rate of 26% and Town Centre has 36.7%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

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