Gorse Hill vs Sparcells and Peatmoor

Gorse Hill has a safety score of 32/100 (Below Average) and recorded 602 crimes in the last 12 months. Sparcells and Peatmoor has a safety score of 78/100 (Safe) with 106 crimes. Sparcells and Peatmoor scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Gorse Hill shows a year-on-year crime trend of -5.4% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Sparcells and Peatmoor shows -8.6% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Gorse Hill, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (216 incidents). In Sparcells and Peatmoor, it is Violent Crime (50 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Gorse Hill recorded 104 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Sparcells and Peatmoor recorded 11. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Gorse Hill totalled 216 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 50 in Sparcells and Peatmoor. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Gorse Hill recorded 636 crimes (now 602, a change of -5.4%). Sparcells and Peatmoor recorded 116 crimes previously (now 106, -8.6%).

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. Gorse Hill has a resolution rate of 18.8% and Sparcells and Peatmoor has 25%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Gorse Hill falls within the Wiltshire Police boundary. Sparcells and Peatmoor 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 Gorse Hill and Sparcells and Peatmoor. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.