Brookside vs Kidderminster East

Brookside has a safety score of 6/100 (High Crime) and recorded 723 crimes in the last 12 months. Kidderminster East has a safety score of 6/100 (High Crime) with 1,156 crimes. Both areas score equally on the 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. Kidderminster East shows +2.9% (rising). 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 Kidderminster East, it is Violent Crime (436 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 Kidderminster East recorded 189. 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 436 in Kidderminster East. 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%). Kidderminster East recorded 1,124 crimes previously (now 1,156, +2.9%).

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 Kidderminster East has 20%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

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