Chaucer vs Hanger Hill

Chaucer has a safety score of 10/100 (High Crime) and recorded 28,700 crimes in the last 12 months. Hanger Hill has a safety score of 9/100 (High Crime) with 6,362 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. Hanger Hill shows -0.9% (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 Hanger Hill, it is Anti-Social Behaviour (1,353 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 Hanger Hill recorded 1,353. 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 1,266 in Hanger Hill. 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%). Hanger Hill recorded 6,419 crimes previously (now 6,362, -0.9%).

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 Hanger Hill has 34.3%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

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