Bow East vs Crayford

Bow East has a safety score of 4/100 (High Crime) and recorded 4,422 crimes in the last 12 months. Crayford has a safety score of 7/100 (High Crime) with 2,326 crimes. Crayford scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Bow East shows a year-on-year crime trend of +66.5% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Crayford shows +7.3% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Bow East, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (1,078 incidents). In Crayford, it is Violent Crime (653 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Bow East recorded 888 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Crayford recorded 417. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Bow East totalled 1,078 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 653 in Crayford. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Bow East recorded 2,656 crimes (now 4,422, a change of +66.5%). Crayford recorded 2,167 crimes previously (now 2,326, +7.3%).

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. Bow East has a resolution rate of 37.5% and Crayford has 30.4%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

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