Bethnal Green West vs Hayes Town

Bethnal Green West has a safety score of 9/100 (High Crime) and recorded 24,225 crimes in the last 12 months. Hayes Town has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) with 6,835 crimes. Bethnal Green West scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Bethnal Green West shows a year-on-year crime trend of -3.2% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Hayes Town shows +1.7% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Bethnal Green West, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (5,702 incidents). In Hayes Town, it is Violent Crime (1,730 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Bethnal Green West recorded 5,041 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Hayes Town recorded 1,535. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Bethnal Green West totalled 5,702 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 1,730 in Hayes Town. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Bethnal Green West recorded 25,022 crimes (now 24,225, a change of -3.2%). Hayes Town recorded 6,721 crimes previously (now 6,835, +1.7%).

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. Bethnal Green West has a resolution rate of 36.9% and Hayes Town has 31.6%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Bethnal Green West falls within the Metropolitan Police Service boundary. Hayes Town 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 Bethnal Green West and Hayes Town. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.