Tower Hamlets vs Westcourt

Tower Hamlets has a safety score of 3/100 (High Crime) and recorded 1,271 crimes in the last 12 months. Westcourt has a safety score of 3/100 (High Crime) with 947 crimes. Both areas score equally on the safety index.

Tower Hamlets shows a year-on-year crime trend of +85.3% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Westcourt shows +36.3% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Tower Hamlets, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (491 incidents). In Westcourt, it is Violent Crime (363 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Tower Hamlets recorded 258 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Westcourt recorded 174. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Tower Hamlets totalled 491 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 363 in Westcourt. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Tower Hamlets recorded 686 crimes (now 1,271, a change of +85.3%). Westcourt recorded 695 crimes previously (now 947, +36.3%).

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. Tower Hamlets has a resolution rate of 29.1% and Westcourt has 31%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Tower Hamlets falls within the Kent Police boundary. Westcourt is covered by Kent 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 Tower Hamlets and Westcourt. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.