Blurton & Longton West vs Forsbrook & Caverswall

Blurton & Longton West has a safety score of 2/100 (High Crime) and recorded 1,941 crimes in the last 12 months. Forsbrook & Caverswall has a safety score of 81/100 (Safe) with 66 crimes. Forsbrook & Caverswall scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Blurton & Longton West shows a year-on-year crime trend of +21.5% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Forsbrook & Caverswall shows -5.7% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Blurton & Longton West, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (898 incidents). In Forsbrook & Caverswall, it is Violent Crime (16 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Blurton & Longton West recorded 317 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Forsbrook & Caverswall recorded 13. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Blurton & Longton West totalled 898 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 16 in Forsbrook & Caverswall. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Blurton & Longton West recorded 1,598 crimes (now 1,941, a change of +21.5%). Forsbrook & Caverswall recorded 70 crimes previously (now 66, -5.7%).

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. Blurton & Longton West has a resolution rate of 12.8% and Forsbrook & Caverswall has 0%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Blurton & Longton West falls within the Staffordshire Police boundary. Forsbrook & Caverswall is covered by Staffordshire 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 Blurton & Longton West and Forsbrook & Caverswall. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.