Cricklade and Purton vs St Andrews

Cricklade and Purton has a safety score of 28/100 (Below Average) and recorded 526 crimes in the last 12 months. St Andrews has a safety score of 6/100 (High Crime) with 1,153 crimes. Cricklade and Purton scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Cricklade and Purton shows a year-on-year crime trend of +17.2% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. St Andrews shows -0.7% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Cricklade and Purton, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (257 incidents). In St Andrews, it is Violent Crime (421 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Cricklade and Purton recorded 76 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while St Andrews recorded 224. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Cricklade and Purton totalled 257 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 421 in St Andrews. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Cricklade and Purton recorded 449 crimes (now 526, a change of +17.2%). St Andrews recorded 1,161 crimes previously (now 1,153, -0.7%).

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. Cricklade and Purton has a resolution rate of 15.9% and St Andrews has 12%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Cricklade and Purton falls within the Wiltshire Police boundary. St Andrews is covered by Wiltshire 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 Cricklade and Purton and St Andrews. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.