Bullsmoor vs Mottingham

Bullsmoor has a safety score of 9/100 (High Crime) and recorded 4,386 crimes in the last 12 months. Mottingham has a safety score of 7/100 (High Crime) with 3,717 crimes. Bullsmoor scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Bullsmoor shows a year-on-year crime trend of -9.7% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Mottingham shows +1.1% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Bullsmoor, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (1,251 incidents). In Mottingham, it is Violent Crime (1,152 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Bullsmoor recorded 1,085 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Mottingham recorded 784. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Bullsmoor totalled 1,251 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 1,152 in Mottingham. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Bullsmoor recorded 4,855 crimes (now 4,386, a change of -9.7%). Mottingham recorded 3,677 crimes previously (now 3,717, +1.1%).

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. Bullsmoor has a resolution rate of 24.9% and Mottingham has 22.9%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

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