Chase Rural vs Newcastle West

Chase Rural has a safety score of 30/100 (Below Average) and recorded 591 crimes in the last 12 months. Newcastle West has a safety score of 3/100 (High Crime) with 1,736 crimes. Chase Rural scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Chase Rural shows a year-on-year crime trend of -5.7% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Newcastle West shows +19.5% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Chase Rural, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (250 incidents). In Newcastle West, it is Violent Crime (689 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Chase Rural recorded 73 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Newcastle West recorded 363. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Chase Rural totalled 250 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 689 in Newcastle West. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Chase Rural recorded 627 crimes (now 591, a change of -5.7%). Newcastle West recorded 1,453 crimes previously (now 1,736, +19.5%).

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. Chase Rural has a resolution rate of 20% and Newcastle West has 14.9%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

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