Newcastle West vs Wombourne

Newcastle West has a safety score of 3/100 (High Crime) and recorded 1,736 crimes in the last 12 months. Wombourne has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) with 936 crimes. Wombourne scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Newcastle West shows a year-on-year crime trend of +19.5% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Wombourne shows -3.9% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Newcastle West, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (689 incidents). In Wombourne, it is Violent Crime (376 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Newcastle West recorded 363 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Wombourne recorded 129. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Newcastle West totalled 689 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 376 in Wombourne. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Newcastle West recorded 1,453 crimes (now 1,736, a change of +19.5%). Wombourne recorded 974 crimes previously (now 936, -3.9%).

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. Newcastle West has a resolution rate of 14.9% and Wombourne has 26.7%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

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