Brownswood vs Chaucer

Brownswood has a safety score of 9/100 (High Crime) and recorded 15,799 crimes in the last 12 months. Chaucer has a safety score of 10/100 (High Crime) with 28,700 crimes. Chaucer scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Brownswood shows a year-on-year crime trend of -1.8% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Chaucer shows -2% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Brownswood, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Anti-Social Behaviour (3,911 incidents). In Chaucer, it is Theft from Person (5,955 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Brownswood recorded 3,911 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Chaucer recorded 4,753. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Brownswood totalled 3,309 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 4,777 in Chaucer. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Brownswood recorded 16,090 crimes (now 15,799, a change of -1.8%). Chaucer recorded 29,274 crimes previously (now 28,700, -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. Brownswood has a resolution rate of 34% and Chaucer has 43.7%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

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