Hayes Town vs Petts Wood and Knoll

Hayes Town has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) and recorded 6,835 crimes in the last 12 months. Petts Wood and Knoll has a safety score of 10/100 (High Crime) with 2,003 crimes. Petts Wood and Knoll scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Hayes Town shows a year-on-year crime trend of +1.7% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Petts Wood and Knoll shows -6.7% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Hayes Town, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (1,730 incidents). In Petts Wood and Knoll, it is Violent Crime (420 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Hayes Town recorded 1,535 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Petts Wood and Knoll recorded 384. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Hayes Town totalled 1,730 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 420 in Petts Wood and Knoll. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Hayes Town recorded 6,721 crimes (now 6,835, a change of +1.7%). Petts Wood and Knoll recorded 2,147 crimes previously (now 2,003, -6.7%).

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. Hayes Town has a resolution rate of 31.6% and Petts Wood and Knoll has 32.4%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Hayes Town falls within the Metropolitan Police Service boundary. Petts Wood and Knoll 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 Hayes Town and Petts Wood and Knoll. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.