Brookside vs Ellesmere Town and Rural

Brookside has a safety score of 6/100 (High Crime) and recorded 723 crimes in the last 12 months. Ellesmere Town and Rural has a safety score of 34/100 (Below Average) with 521 crimes. Ellesmere Town and Rural scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Brookside shows a year-on-year crime trend of +9.6% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Ellesmere Town and Rural shows -8.9% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Brookside, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (371 incidents). In Ellesmere Town and Rural, it is Violent Crime (225 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Brookside recorded 117 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Ellesmere Town and Rural recorded 83. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Brookside totalled 371 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 225 in Ellesmere 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, Brookside recorded 660 crimes (now 723, a change of +9.6%). Ellesmere Town and Rural recorded 572 crimes previously (now 521, -8.9%).

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. Brookside has a resolution rate of 7.3% and Ellesmere Town and Rural has 0%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

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