Shirley North vs Valentines

Shirley North has a safety score of 9/100 (High Crime) and recorded 2,845 crimes in the last 12 months. Valentines has a safety score of 7/100 (High Crime) with 10,336 crimes. Shirley North scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Shirley North shows a year-on-year crime trend of -2.8% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Valentines shows +6.8% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Shirley North, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (831 incidents). In Valentines, it is Violent Crime (2,742 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Shirley North recorded 546 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Valentines recorded 2,309. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Shirley North totalled 831 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 2,742 in Valentines. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Shirley North recorded 2,927 crimes (now 2,845, a change of -2.8%). Valentines recorded 9,682 crimes previously (now 10,336, +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. Shirley North has a resolution rate of 29.4% and Valentines has 36.4%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Shirley North falls within the Metropolitan Police Service boundary. Valentines is covered by Metropolitan Police Service. 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 Shirley North and Valentines. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.