Forest Gate South vs West Green

Forest Gate South has a safety score of 7/100 (High Crime) and recorded 14,079 crimes in the last 12 months. West Green has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) with 16,004 crimes. West Green scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Forest Gate South shows a year-on-year crime trend of +6% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. West Green shows -0.7% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Forest Gate South, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Anti-Social Behaviour (3,458 incidents). In West Green, it is Violent Crime (3,831 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Forest Gate South recorded 3,458 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while West Green recorded 3,648. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Forest Gate South totalled 3,377 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 3,831 in West Green. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Forest Gate South recorded 13,282 crimes (now 14,079, a change of +6%). West Green recorded 16,117 crimes previously (now 16,004, -0.7%).

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. Forest Gate South has a resolution rate of 28.1% and West Green has 30.4%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

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