Sparkbrook vs Tipton Town

Sparkbrook has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) and recorded 4,017 crimes in the last 12 months. Tipton Town has a safety score of 9/100 (High Crime) with 4,656 crimes. Tipton Town scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Sparkbrook shows a year-on-year crime trend of +1.8% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Tipton Town shows -8.4% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Sparkbrook, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (1,812 incidents). In Tipton Town, it is Violent Crime (1,990 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Sparkbrook recorded 232 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Tipton Town recorded 256. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Sparkbrook totalled 1,812 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 1,990 in Tipton Town. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Sparkbrook recorded 3,947 crimes (now 4,017, a change of +1.8%). Tipton Town recorded 5,082 crimes previously (now 4,656, -8.4%).

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. Sparkbrook has a resolution rate of 35.2% and Tipton Town has 27.4%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

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