Heath vs Northwood

Heath has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) and recorded 4,780 crimes in the last 12 months. Northwood has a safety score of 16/100 (High Crime) with 904 crimes. Northwood scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Heath shows a year-on-year crime trend of -1.4% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Northwood shows -2.4% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Heath, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (1,682 incidents). In Northwood, it is Violent Crime (184 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Heath recorded 972 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Northwood recorded 173. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Heath totalled 1,682 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 184 in Northwood. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Heath recorded 4,847 crimes (now 4,780, a change of -1.4%). Northwood recorded 926 crimes previously (now 904, -2.4%).

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. Heath has a resolution rate of 29.5% and Northwood has 29.3%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

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