Brimsdown vs Harold Wood

Brimsdown has a safety score of 9/100 (High Crime) and recorded 3,941 crimes in the last 12 months. Harold Wood has a safety score of 16/100 (High Crime) with 819 crimes. Harold Wood scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Brimsdown shows a year-on-year crime trend of -8.1% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Harold Wood shows -6.1% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Brimsdown, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (1,120 incidents). In Harold Wood, it is Violent Crime (238 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Brimsdown recorded 943 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Harold Wood recorded 161. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Brimsdown totalled 1,120 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 238 in Harold Wood. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Brimsdown recorded 4,287 crimes (now 3,941, a change of -8.1%). Harold Wood recorded 872 crimes previously (now 819, -6.1%).

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. Brimsdown has a resolution rate of 23.1% and Harold Wood has 37.3%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

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