Essington & Featherstone vs Wheaton Aston & Rural

Essington & Featherstone has a safety score of 69/100 (Safe) and recorded 191 crimes in the last 12 months. Wheaton Aston & Rural has a safety score of 89/100 (Very Safe) with 9 crimes. Wheaton Aston & Rural scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Essington & Featherstone shows a year-on-year crime trend of -8.2% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Wheaton Aston & Rural shows -35.7% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Essington & Featherstone, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (57 incidents). In Wheaton Aston & Rural, it is Violent Crime (5 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Essington & Featherstone recorded 21 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Wheaton Aston & Rural recorded 1. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Essington & Featherstone totalled 57 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 5 in Wheaton Aston & Rural. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Essington & Featherstone recorded 208 crimes (now 191, a change of -8.2%). Wheaton Aston & Rural recorded 14 crimes previously (now 9, -35.7%).

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. Essington & Featherstone has a resolution rate of 0% and Wheaton Aston & Rural has 0%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Essington & Featherstone falls within the Staffordshire Police boundary. Wheaton Aston & Rural 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 Essington & Featherstone and Wheaton Aston & Rural. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.