Brixton North vs Mottingham, Coldharbour and New Eltham

Brixton North has a safety score of 10/100 (High Crime) and recorded 18,475 crimes in the last 12 months. Mottingham, Coldharbour and New Eltham has a safety score of 7/100 (High Crime) with 3,312 crimes. Brixton North scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Brixton North shows a year-on-year crime trend of -10.2% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Mottingham, Coldharbour and New Eltham shows +4% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Brixton North, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (4,491 incidents). In Mottingham, Coldharbour and New Eltham, it is Violent Crime (973 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Brixton North recorded 4,061 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Mottingham, Coldharbour and New Eltham recorded 620. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Brixton North totalled 4,491 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 973 in Mottingham, Coldharbour and New Eltham. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Brixton North recorded 20,563 crimes (now 18,475, a change of -10.2%). Mottingham, Coldharbour and New Eltham recorded 3,186 crimes previously (now 3,312, +4%).

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. Brixton North has a resolution rate of 33.9% and Mottingham, Coldharbour and New Eltham has 25.1%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Brixton North falls within the Metropolitan Police Service boundary. Mottingham, Coldharbour and New Eltham 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 Brixton North and Mottingham, Coldharbour and New Eltham. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.