Burnt Oak vs Merton Park

Burnt Oak has a safety score of 7/100 (High Crime) and recorded 8,282 crimes in the last 12 months. Merton Park has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) with 3,633 crimes. Merton Park scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Burnt Oak shows a year-on-year crime trend of +3.2% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Merton Park shows -2.4% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Burnt Oak, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (2,116 incidents). In Merton Park, it is Violent Crime (964 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Burnt Oak recorded 2,049 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Merton Park recorded 864. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Burnt Oak totalled 2,116 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 964 in Merton Park. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Burnt Oak recorded 8,029 crimes (now 8,282, a change of +3.2%). Merton Park recorded 3,724 crimes previously (now 3,633, -2.4%).

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. Burnt Oak has a resolution rate of 24.5% and Merton Park has 29.8%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

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