Lawley and Overdale vs Meole Copthorne and Sutton

Lawley and Overdale has a safety score of 7/100 (High Crime) and recorded 1,892 crimes in the last 12 months. Meole Copthorne and Sutton has a safety score of 6/100 (High Crime) with 1,217 crimes. Lawley and Overdale scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Lawley and Overdale shows a year-on-year crime trend of +2.6% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Meole Copthorne and Sutton shows +1.3% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Lawley and Overdale, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (632 incidents). In Meole Copthorne and Sutton, it is Violent Crime (420 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Lawley and Overdale recorded 223 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Meole Copthorne and Sutton recorded 205. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Lawley and Overdale totalled 632 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 420 in Meole Copthorne and Sutton. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Lawley and Overdale recorded 1,845 crimes (now 1,892, a change of +2.6%). Meole Copthorne and Sutton recorded 1,201 crimes previously (now 1,217, +1.3%).

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. Lawley and Overdale has a resolution rate of 24.2% and Meole Copthorne and Sutton has 12.5%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

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