Walton vs Woolton Village

Walton has a safety score of 5/100 (High Crime) and recorded 2,891 crimes in the last 12 months. Woolton Village has a safety score of 35/100 (Below Average) with 508 crimes. Woolton Village scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Walton shows a year-on-year crime trend of +12.5% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Woolton Village shows +30.3% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Walton, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (1,399 incidents). In Woolton Village, it is Violent Crime (191 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Walton recorded 236 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Woolton Village recorded 108. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Walton totalled 1,399 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 191 in Woolton Village. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Walton recorded 2,569 crimes (now 2,891, a change of +12.5%). Woolton Village recorded 390 crimes previously (now 508, +30.3%).

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. Walton has a resolution rate of 25.6% and Woolton Village has 27.2%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

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