Bishops Castle and Craven Arms Rural vs Bromsgrove St Johns

Bishops Castle and Craven Arms Rural has a safety score of 37/100 (Below Average) and recorded 418 crimes in the last 12 months. Bromsgrove St Johns has a safety score of 11/100 (High Crime) with 815 crimes. Bishops Castle and Craven Arms Rural scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Bishops Castle and Craven Arms Rural shows a year-on-year crime trend of +34.4% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Bromsgrove St Johns shows -11% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Bishops Castle and Craven Arms Rural, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (202 incidents). In Bromsgrove St Johns, it is Violent Crime (321 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Bishops Castle and Craven Arms Rural recorded 50 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Bromsgrove St Johns recorded 160. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Bishops Castle and Craven Arms Rural totalled 202 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 321 in Bromsgrove St Johns. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Bishops Castle and Craven Arms Rural recorded 311 crimes (now 418, a change of +34.4%). Bromsgrove St Johns recorded 916 crimes previously (now 815, -11%).

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. Bishops Castle and Craven Arms Rural has a resolution rate of 14.8% and Bromsgrove St Johns has 5.3%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Bishops Castle and Craven Arms Rural falls within the West Mercia Police boundary. Bromsgrove St Johns 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 Bishops Castle and Craven Arms Rural and Bromsgrove St Johns. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.