Northwood vs Seacombe

Northwood has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) and recorded 1,449 crimes in the last 12 months. Seacombe has a safety score of 3/100 (High Crime) with 2,411 crimes. Northwood scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Northwood shows a year-on-year crime trend of -4.2% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Seacombe shows +25.3% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Northwood, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (622 incidents). In Seacombe, it is Violent Crime (1,109 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Northwood recorded 140 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Seacombe recorded 247. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Northwood totalled 622 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 1,109 in Seacombe. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Northwood recorded 1,512 crimes (now 1,449, a change of -4.2%). Seacombe recorded 1,925 crimes previously (now 2,411, +25.3%).

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. Northwood has a resolution rate of 25% and Seacombe has 25.5%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

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