Hackbridge vs New Cross Gate

Hackbridge has a safety score of 7/100 (High Crime) and recorded 2,989 crimes in the last 12 months. New Cross Gate has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) with 11,594 crimes. New Cross Gate scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Hackbridge shows a year-on-year crime trend of +3% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. New Cross Gate shows -0.4% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Hackbridge, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (990 incidents). In New Cross Gate, it is Violent Crime (2,951 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Hackbridge recorded 560 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while New Cross Gate recorded 2,436. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Hackbridge totalled 990 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 2,951 in New Cross Gate. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Hackbridge recorded 2,902 crimes (now 2,989, a change of +3%). New Cross Gate recorded 11,645 crimes previously (now 11,594, -0.4%).

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. Hackbridge has a resolution rate of 28.4% and New Cross Gate has 33.4%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

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