Chingford Green vs Purley and Woodcote

Chingford Green has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) and recorded 1,617 crimes in the last 12 months. Purley and Woodcote has a safety score of 6/100 (High Crime) with 2,069 crimes. Chingford Green scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Chingford Green shows a year-on-year crime trend of -2.3% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Purley and Woodcote shows +3.9% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Chingford Green, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (461 incidents). In Purley and Woodcote, it is Violent Crime (650 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Chingford Green recorded 346 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Purley and Woodcote recorded 384. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Chingford Green totalled 461 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 650 in Purley and Woodcote. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Chingford Green recorded 1,655 crimes (now 1,617, a change of -2.3%). Purley and Woodcote recorded 1,991 crimes previously (now 2,069, +3.9%).

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. Chingford Green has a resolution rate of 22% and Purley and Woodcote has 22.6%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

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