Arnos Grove vs Blendon and Penhill

Arnos Grove has a safety score of 12/100 (High Crime) and recorded 5,605 crimes in the last 12 months. Blendon and Penhill has a safety score of 9/100 (High Crime) with 1,469 crimes. Arnos Grove scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Arnos Grove shows a year-on-year crime trend of -10.9% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Blendon and Penhill shows -6.7% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Arnos Grove, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (1,090 incidents). In Blendon and Penhill, it is Violent Crime (392 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Arnos Grove recorded 1,073 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Blendon and Penhill recorded 342. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Arnos Grove totalled 1,090 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 392 in Blendon and Penhill. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Arnos Grove recorded 6,287 crimes (now 5,605, a change of -10.9%). Blendon and Penhill recorded 1,575 crimes previously (now 1,469, -6.7%).

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. Arnos Grove has a resolution rate of 44.7% and Blendon and Penhill has 23.9%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Arnos Grove falls within the Metropolitan Police Service boundary. Blendon and Penhill 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 Arnos Grove and Blendon and Penhill. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.