Gorse Hill vs Walcot West

Gorse Hill has a safety score of 32/100 (Below Average) and recorded 602 crimes in the last 12 months. Walcot West has a safety score of 67/100 (Safe) with 192 crimes. Walcot West 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. Walcot West shows -1.5% (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 Walcot West, it is Violent Crime (92 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 Walcot West recorded 33. 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 92 in Walcot West. 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%). Walcot West recorded 195 crimes previously (now 192, -1.5%).

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 Walcot West has 9.5%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

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