Forest Hill vs Mottingham, Coldharbour and New Eltham

Forest Hill has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) and recorded 5,166 crimes in the last 12 months. Mottingham, Coldharbour and New Eltham has a safety score of 7/100 (High Crime) with 3,312 crimes. Forest Hill scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Forest Hill shows a year-on-year crime trend of +5.8% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Mottingham, Coldharbour and New Eltham shows +4% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Forest Hill, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (1,431 incidents). In Mottingham, Coldharbour and New Eltham, it is Violent Crime (973 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Forest Hill recorded 1,129 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Mottingham, Coldharbour and New Eltham recorded 620. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Forest Hill totalled 1,431 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 973 in Mottingham, Coldharbour and New Eltham. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Forest Hill recorded 4,881 crimes (now 5,166, a change of +5.8%). Mottingham, Coldharbour and New Eltham recorded 3,186 crimes previously (now 3,312, +4%).

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 Hill has a resolution rate of 36.9% and Mottingham, Coldharbour and New Eltham has 25.1%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

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