Mease Tame & Whittington vs Mercian & Spital

Mease Tame & Whittington has a safety score of 79/100 (Safe) and recorded 15 crimes in the last 12 months. Mercian & Spital has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) with 1,560 crimes. Mease Tame & Whittington scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Mease Tame & Whittington shows a year-on-year crime trend of +275% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Mercian & Spital shows -4.3% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Mease Tame & Whittington, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (3 incidents). In Mercian & Spital, it is Violent Crime (687 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Mease Tame & Whittington recorded 0 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Mercian & Spital recorded 195. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Mease Tame & Whittington totalled 3 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 687 in Mercian & Spital. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Mease Tame & Whittington recorded 4 crimes (now 15, a change of +275%). Mercian & Spital recorded 1,630 crimes previously (now 1,560, -4.3%).

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. Mease Tame & Whittington has a resolution rate of 0% and Mercian & Spital has 25.6%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Mease Tame & Whittington falls within the Staffordshire Police boundary. Mercian & Spital 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 Mease Tame & Whittington and Mercian & Spital. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.