Gospel Oak vs Upminster

Gospel Oak has a safety score of 10/100 (High Crime) and recorded 11,718 crimes in the last 12 months. Upminster has a safety score of 82/100 (Safe) with 65 crimes. Upminster scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Gospel Oak shows a year-on-year crime trend of -9% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Upminster shows +3.2% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Gospel Oak, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Anti-Social Behaviour (2,605 incidents). In Upminster, it is Violent Crime (16 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Gospel Oak recorded 2,605 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Upminster recorded 13. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Gospel Oak totalled 2,507 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 16 in Upminster. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Gospel Oak recorded 12,871 crimes (now 11,718, a change of -9%). Upminster recorded 63 crimes previously (now 65, +3.2%).

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. Gospel Oak has a resolution rate of 34.4% and Upminster has 28.6%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

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