Brandon vs Gainsborough and Holywells

Brandon has a safety score of 10/100 (High Crime) and recorded 706 crimes in the last 12 months. Gainsborough and Holywells has a safety score of 6/100 (High Crime) with 1,434 crimes. Brandon scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Brandon shows a year-on-year crime trend of +2.5% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Gainsborough and Holywells shows +7.7% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Brandon, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (345 incidents). In Gainsborough and Holywells, it is Violent Crime (539 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Brandon recorded 48 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Gainsborough and Holywells recorded 109. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Brandon totalled 345 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 539 in Gainsborough and Holywells. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Brandon recorded 689 crimes (now 706, a change of +2.5%). Gainsborough and Holywells recorded 1,332 crimes previously (now 1,434, +7.7%).

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. Brandon has a resolution rate of 25.5% and Gainsborough and Holywells has 23.3%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Brandon falls within the Suffolk Constabulary boundary. Gainsborough and Holywells is covered by Suffolk Constabulary. 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 Brandon and Gainsborough and Holywells. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.