Penny Lane vs Lowton East

Penny Lane has a safety score of 2/100 (High Crime) and recorded 1,119 crimes in the last 12 months. Lowton East has a safety score of 90/100 (Very Safe) with 2 crimes. Lowton East scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Penny Lane shows a year-on-year crime trend of +256.4% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Lowton East shows -33.3% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Penny Lane, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (410 incidents). In Lowton East, it is Violent Crime (1 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Penny Lane recorded 175 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Lowton East recorded 1. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Penny Lane totalled 410 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 1 in Lowton East. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Penny Lane recorded 314 crimes (now 1,119, a change of +256.4%). Lowton East recorded 3 crimes previously (now 2, -33.3%).

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. Penny Lane has a resolution rate of 19.7% and Lowton East has 0%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Penny Lane falls within the Merseyside Police boundary. Lowton East is covered by Greater Manchester 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 Penny Lane and Lowton East. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.