Crayford vs Heston Central

Crayford has a safety score of 7/100 (High Crime) and recorded 2,326 crimes in the last 12 months. Heston Central has a safety score of 6/100 (High Crime) with 5,974 crimes. Crayford scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Crayford shows a year-on-year crime trend of +7.3% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Heston Central shows +7.9% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Crayford, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (653 incidents). In Heston Central, it is Violent Crime (1,920 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Crayford recorded 417 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Heston Central recorded 1,273. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Crayford totalled 653 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 1,920 in Heston Central. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Crayford recorded 2,167 crimes (now 2,326, a change of +7.3%). Heston Central recorded 5,538 crimes previously (now 5,974, +7.9%).

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. Crayford has a resolution rate of 30.4% and Heston Central has 30.7%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

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