Forest vs Herne Hill and Loughborough Junction

Forest has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) and recorded 9,723 crimes in the last 12 months. Herne Hill and Loughborough Junction has a safety score of 10/100 (High Crime) with 13,912 crimes. Herne Hill and Loughborough Junction scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Forest shows a year-on-year crime trend of -0.7% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Herne Hill and Loughborough Junction shows -8.9% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Forest, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Anti-Social Behaviour (2,282 incidents). In Herne Hill and Loughborough Junction, it is Violent Crime (3,544 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Forest recorded 2,282 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Herne Hill and Loughborough Junction recorded 2,856. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Forest totalled 2,149 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 3,544 in Herne Hill and Loughborough Junction. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Forest recorded 9,795 crimes (now 9,723, a change of -0.7%). Herne Hill and Loughborough Junction recorded 15,273 crimes previously (now 13,912, -8.9%).

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. Forest has a resolution rate of 30.1% and Herne Hill and Loughborough Junction has 33.9%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

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