Heston Central vs Woolwich Dockyard

Heston Central has a safety score of 6/100 (High Crime) and recorded 5,974 crimes in the last 12 months. Woolwich Dockyard has a safety score of 7/100 (High Crime) with 8,013 crimes. Woolwich Dockyard scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Heston Central shows a year-on-year crime trend of +7.9% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Woolwich Dockyard shows +6.9% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Heston Central, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (1,920 incidents). In Woolwich Dockyard, it is Violent Crime (2,383 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Heston Central recorded 1,273 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Woolwich Dockyard recorded 1,479. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Heston Central totalled 1,920 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 2,383 in Woolwich Dockyard. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Heston Central recorded 5,538 crimes (now 5,974, a change of +7.9%). Woolwich Dockyard recorded 7,499 crimes previously (now 8,013, +6.9%).

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. Heston Central has a resolution rate of 30.7% and Woolwich Dockyard has 29.4%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

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