Lavender vs South Woodford

Lavender has a safety score of 10/100 (High Crime) and recorded 9,733 crimes in the last 12 months. South Woodford has a safety score of 10/100 (High Crime) with 3,428 crimes. Both areas score equally on the safety index.

Lavender shows a year-on-year crime trend of -3.3% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. South Woodford shows -3% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Lavender, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Anti-Social Behaviour (2,356 incidents). In South Woodford, it is Violent Crime (714 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Lavender recorded 2,356 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while South Woodford recorded 591. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Lavender totalled 2,148 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 714 in South Woodford. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Lavender recorded 10,064 crimes (now 9,733, a change of -3.3%). South Woodford recorded 3,535 crimes previously (now 3,428, -3%).

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. Lavender has a resolution rate of 38.5% and South Woodford has 39.1%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

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