Addiscombe West vs Shortlands and Park Langley

Addiscombe West has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) and recorded 10,941 crimes in the last 12 months. Shortlands and Park Langley has a safety score of 7/100 (High Crime) with 4,121 crimes. Addiscombe West scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Addiscombe West shows a year-on-year crime trend of -4.5% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Shortlands and Park Langley shows +2.3% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Addiscombe West, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (2,996 incidents). In Shortlands and Park Langley, it is Violent Crime (926 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Addiscombe West recorded 2,623 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Shortlands and Park Langley recorded 624. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Addiscombe West totalled 2,996 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 926 in Shortlands and Park Langley. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Addiscombe West recorded 11,454 crimes (now 10,941, a change of -4.5%). Shortlands and Park Langley recorded 4,028 crimes previously (now 4,121, +2.3%).

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. Addiscombe West has a resolution rate of 23.8% and Shortlands and Park Langley has 28.7%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Addiscombe West falls within the Metropolitan Police Service boundary. Shortlands and Park Langley is covered by Metropolitan Police Service. 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 Addiscombe West and Shortlands and Park Langley. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.