Broadwaters vs Gorse Hill and Rainbow Hill

Broadwaters has a safety score of 5/100 (High Crime) and recorded 888 crimes in the last 12 months. Gorse Hill and Rainbow Hill has a safety score of 6/100 (High Crime) with 1,293 crimes. Gorse Hill and Rainbow Hill scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Broadwaters shows a year-on-year crime trend of +7.5% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Gorse Hill and Rainbow Hill shows +0.1% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Broadwaters, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (381 incidents). In Gorse Hill and Rainbow Hill, it is Violent Crime (552 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Broadwaters recorded 155 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Gorse Hill and Rainbow Hill recorded 148. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Broadwaters totalled 381 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 552 in Gorse Hill and Rainbow Hill. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Broadwaters recorded 826 crimes (now 888, a change of +7.5%). Gorse Hill and Rainbow Hill recorded 1,292 crimes previously (now 1,293, +0.1%).

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. Broadwaters has a resolution rate of 13.4% and Gorse Hill and Rainbow Hill has 10.3%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Broadwaters falls within the West Mercia Police boundary. Gorse Hill and Rainbow Hill 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 Broadwaters and Gorse Hill and Rainbow Hill. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.