Headless Cross and Oakenshaw vs Lawley and Overdale

Headless Cross and Oakenshaw has a safety score of 27/100 (Below Average) and recorded 604 crimes in the last 12 months. Lawley and Overdale has a safety score of 7/100 (High Crime) with 1,892 crimes. Headless Cross and Oakenshaw scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Headless Cross and Oakenshaw shows a year-on-year crime trend of +11.7% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Lawley and Overdale shows +2.6% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Headless Cross and Oakenshaw, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (236 incidents). In Lawley and Overdale, it is Violent Crime (632 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Headless Cross and Oakenshaw recorded 90 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Lawley and Overdale recorded 223. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Headless Cross and Oakenshaw totalled 236 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 632 in Lawley and Overdale. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Headless Cross and Oakenshaw recorded 541 crimes (now 604, a change of +11.7%). Lawley and Overdale recorded 1,845 crimes previously (now 1,892, +2.6%).

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. Headless Cross and Oakenshaw has a resolution rate of 12.8% and Lawley and Overdale has 24.2%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Headless Cross and Oakenshaw falls within the West Mercia Police boundary. Lawley and Overdale 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 Headless Cross and Oakenshaw and Lawley and Overdale. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.