Merton Park vs West Drayton

Merton Park has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) and recorded 3,633 crimes in the last 12 months. West Drayton has a safety score of 7/100 (High Crime) with 4,015 crimes. Merton Park scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Merton Park shows a year-on-year crime trend of -2.4% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. West Drayton shows +2.2% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Merton Park, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (964 incidents). In West Drayton, it is Violent Crime (1,101 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Merton Park recorded 864 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while West Drayton recorded 1,056. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Merton Park totalled 964 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 1,101 in West Drayton. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Merton Park recorded 3,724 crimes (now 3,633, a change of -2.4%). West Drayton recorded 3,928 crimes previously (now 4,015, +2.2%).

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. Merton Park has a resolution rate of 29.8% and West Drayton has 19.6%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

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