Biggin Hill vs Chadwell Heath

Biggin Hill has a safety score of 30/100 (Below Average) and recorded 708 crimes in the last 12 months. Chadwell Heath has a safety score of 7/100 (High Crime) with 2,502 crimes. Biggin Hill scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Biggin Hill shows a year-on-year crime trend of -24% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Chadwell Heath shows +4.2% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Biggin Hill, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (207 incidents). In Chadwell Heath, it is Violent Crime (815 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Biggin Hill recorded 174 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Chadwell Heath recorded 580. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Biggin Hill totalled 207 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 815 in Chadwell Heath. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Biggin Hill recorded 932 crimes (now 708, a change of -24%). Chadwell Heath recorded 2,402 crimes previously (now 2,502, +4.2%).

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. Biggin Hill has a resolution rate of 20.4% and Chadwell Heath has 30.9%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

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