Camden Square vs Plaistow South

Camden Square has a safety score of 10/100 (High Crime) and recorded 20,471 crimes in the last 12 months. Plaistow South has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) with 13,248 crimes. Camden Square scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Camden Square shows a year-on-year crime trend of -6.9% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Plaistow South shows +0.5% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Camden Square, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (4,281 incidents). In Plaistow South, it is Violent Crime (3,586 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Camden Square recorded 4,144 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Plaistow South recorded 2,751. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Camden Square totalled 4,281 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 3,586 in Plaistow South. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Camden Square recorded 21,978 crimes (now 20,471, a change of -6.9%). Plaistow South recorded 13,179 crimes previously (now 13,248, +0.5%).

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. Camden Square has a resolution rate of 31.3% and Plaistow South has 30.5%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

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