The top ten crime hotspots for North West England

25 Nov 2014
Published in Crime
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Previously we've discussed in previously the top ten areas in England with the highest, as well as the top ten areas in England with the least amount of crime. Now we're going to break it down by regions.

The following are the top ten areas for crime in North West England and were ranked according to crimes reported as per 1000 residents. The crimes have also been categorised into groups such as violent crime, drugs, burglary as detailed in our table.

Crimes are calculated as cases per 1000 residents.

The results

Fortunately the most prevalent type of crime was anti-social crime which can vary from suffering noisy neighbours to vandalism and graffiti. Compared to other areas of England the crime levels for the north west of England are low. The highest area of crime in England is the city of London area located in central London which had a crime rate of all crime as 1,317. Manchester which came in 3rd has the highest rate of vehicle crime whilst Barrow-in-Furness which came in at position had the lowest.

Hyndburn in at number 7, has the lowest rate of robbery with one one crime reported. Liverpool in at number 5 has the lowest rate of antisocial crime. Manchester also has the highest rate of burglary, and the area with the lowest rate of violent crime was Carlisle which came in at 9th place

To see the top ten hotspots for crime in England, and compare your area, click here

So if you're still searching for your perfect neighbourhood think twice about these ones.

  Location All Crime Violent Crime Drugs Burglary Vandalism Robbery Vehicle Antisocial
1 Blackpool 238 24 5 16 21 6 9 106
2 Burnley 196 16 4 16 18 3 10 91
3 Manchester 193 14 6 18 14 13 13 72
4 Preston 190 16 5 11 17 5 8 92
5 Liverpool 178 12 13 14 18 7 11 63
6 Blackburn with Darwen 176 12 3 11 16 2 11 89
7 Hyndburn 174 12 2 12 16 1 7 93
8 Barrow-in-Furness 173 15 4 7 18 2 3 94
9 Carlisle 151 10 5 7 15 2 5 76
10 Lancaster 146 12 3 10 14 3 6 71

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