Delves vs Washwood Heath

Delves has a safety score of 9/100 (High Crime) and recorded 1,913 crimes in the last 12 months. Washwood Heath has a safety score of 9/100 (High Crime) with 3,290 crimes. Both areas score equally on the safety index.

Delves shows a year-on-year crime trend of -8.9% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Washwood Heath shows -1.7% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Delves, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (822 incidents). In Washwood Heath, it is Violent Crime (1,667 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Delves recorded 115 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Washwood Heath recorded 226. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Delves totalled 822 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 1,667 in Washwood Heath. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Delves recorded 2,099 crimes (now 1,913, a change of -8.9%). Washwood Heath recorded 3,347 crimes previously (now 3,290, -1.7%).

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. Delves has a resolution rate of 19% and Washwood Heath has 35%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Delves falls within the West Midlands Police boundary. Washwood Heath is covered by West Midlands 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 Delves and Washwood Heath. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.