Abbey vs Brookside

Abbey has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) and recorded 1,411 crimes in the last 12 months. Brookside has a safety score of 6/100 (High Crime) with 723 crimes. Abbey scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Abbey shows a year-on-year crime trend of -5.7% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Brookside shows +9.6% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Abbey, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (567 incidents). In Brookside, it is Violent Crime (371 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Abbey recorded 223 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Brookside recorded 117. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Abbey totalled 567 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 371 in Brookside. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Abbey recorded 1,496 crimes (now 1,411, a change of -5.7%). Brookside recorded 660 crimes previously (now 723, +9.6%).

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. Abbey has a resolution rate of 15.8% and Brookside has 7.3%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Abbey falls within the West Mercia Police boundary. Brookside is covered by West Mercia 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 Abbey and Brookside. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.