Bishops Castle and Craven Arms Rural vs Whitchurch Town and Rural

Bishops Castle and Craven Arms Rural has a safety score of 37/100 (Below Average) and recorded 418 crimes in the last 12 months. Whitchurch Town and Rural has a safety score of 7/100 (High Crime) with 1,019 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. Whitchurch Town and Rural shows -6.3% (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 Whitchurch Town and Rural, it is Violent Crime (434 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 Whitchurch Town and Rural recorded 183. 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 434 in Whitchurch Town and Rural. 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%). Whitchurch Town and Rural recorded 1,088 crimes previously (now 1,019, -6.3%).

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. Bishops Castle and Craven Arms Rural has a resolution rate of 14.8% and Whitchurch Town and Rural has 10.1%. 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. Whitchurch Town and Rural 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 Whitchurch Town and Rural. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.