Burntwood vs Needwood

Burntwood has a safety score of 6/100 (High Crime) and recorded 1,037 crimes in the last 12 months. Needwood has a safety score of 6/100 (High Crime) with 710 crimes. Both areas score equally on the safety index.

Burntwood shows a year-on-year crime trend of +7% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Needwood shows +9.7% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Burntwood, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (475 incidents). In Needwood, it is Violent Crime (400 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Burntwood recorded 149 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Needwood recorded 64. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Burntwood totalled 475 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 400 in Needwood. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Burntwood recorded 969 crimes (now 1,037, a change of +7%). Needwood recorded 647 crimes previously (now 710, +9.7%).

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. Burntwood has a resolution rate of 28.9% and Needwood has 18%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

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