Highfield vs Wanstead Park

Highfield has a safety score of 10/100 (High Crime) and recorded 4,918 crimes in the last 12 months. Wanstead Park has a safety score of 7/100 (High Crime) with 2,250 crimes. Highfield scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Highfield shows a year-on-year crime trend of -10.1% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Wanstead Park shows +5.4% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Highfield, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (1,229 incidents). In Wanstead Park, it is Violent Crime (558 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Highfield recorded 1,073 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Wanstead Park recorded 554. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Highfield totalled 1,229 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 558 in Wanstead Park. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Highfield recorded 5,471 crimes (now 4,918, a change of -10.1%). Wanstead Park recorded 2,135 crimes previously (now 2,250, +5.4%).

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. Highfield has a resolution rate of 33.6% and Wanstead Park has 28.7%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

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