Hither Green vs Ilford Town

Hither Green has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) and recorded 7,774 crimes in the last 12 months. Ilford Town has a safety score of 7/100 (High Crime) with 12,131 crimes. Hither Green scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Hither Green shows a year-on-year crime trend of -4.2% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Ilford Town shows +6.8% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Hither Green, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (2,699 incidents). In Ilford Town, it is Violent Crime (3,442 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Hither Green recorded 1,500 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Ilford Town recorded 2,588. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Hither Green totalled 2,699 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 3,442 in Ilford Town. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Hither Green recorded 8,116 crimes (now 7,774, a change of -4.2%). Ilford Town recorded 11,355 crimes previously (now 12,131, +6.8%).

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. Hither Green has a resolution rate of 25.8% and Ilford Town has 35.6%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

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