Heaton vs Rainham and Wennington

Heaton has a safety score of 10/100 (High Crime) and recorded 3,504 crimes in the last 12 months. Rainham and Wennington has a safety score of 6/100 (High Crime) with 1,416 crimes. Heaton scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Heaton shows a year-on-year crime trend of -5.8% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Rainham and Wennington shows +16.6% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Heaton, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (1,082 incidents). In Rainham and Wennington, it is Violent Crime (353 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Heaton recorded 752 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Rainham and Wennington recorded 330. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Heaton totalled 1,082 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 353 in Rainham and Wennington. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Heaton recorded 3,719 crimes (now 3,504, a change of -5.8%). Rainham and Wennington recorded 1,214 crimes previously (now 1,416, +16.6%).

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. Heaton has a resolution rate of 37.4% and Rainham and Wennington has 40.5%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

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