Beam vs Childs Hill

Beam has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) and recorded 2,658 crimes in the last 12 months. Childs Hill has a safety score of 9/100 (High Crime) with 5,290 crimes. Childs Hill scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Beam shows a year-on-year crime trend of +2.3% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Childs Hill shows -3.2% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Beam, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (771 incidents). In Childs Hill, it is Anti-Social Behaviour (1,248 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Beam recorded 470 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Childs Hill recorded 1,248. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Beam totalled 771 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 1,157 in Childs Hill. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Beam recorded 2,598 crimes (now 2,658, a change of +2.3%). Childs Hill recorded 5,462 crimes previously (now 5,290, -3.2%).

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. Beam has a resolution rate of 35.8% and Childs Hill has 29%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

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