Chaucer vs Gospel Oak

Chaucer has a safety score of 10/100 (High Crime) and recorded 28,700 crimes in the last 12 months. Gospel Oak has a safety score of 9/100 (High Crime) with 12,257 crimes. Chaucer scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Chaucer shows a year-on-year crime trend of -2% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Gospel Oak shows -5.5% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Chaucer, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Theft from Person (5,955 incidents). In Gospel Oak, it is Anti-Social Behaviour (2,594 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Chaucer recorded 4,753 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Gospel Oak recorded 2,594. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Chaucer totalled 4,777 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 2,440 in Gospel Oak. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Chaucer recorded 29,274 crimes (now 28,700, a change of -2%). Gospel Oak recorded 12,975 crimes previously (now 12,257, -5.5%).

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. Chaucer has a resolution rate of 43.7% and Gospel Oak has 32.4%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

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