Mottingham vs Palmers Green

Mottingham has a safety score of 7/100 (High Crime) and recorded 3,717 crimes in the last 12 months. Palmers Green has a safety score of 11/100 (High Crime) with 4,827 crimes. Palmers Green scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Mottingham shows a year-on-year crime trend of +1.1% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Palmers Green shows -10.7% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Mottingham, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (1,152 incidents). In Palmers Green, it is Violent Crime (1,110 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Mottingham recorded 784 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Palmers Green recorded 1,058. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Mottingham totalled 1,152 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 1,110 in Palmers Green. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Mottingham recorded 3,677 crimes (now 3,717, a change of +1.1%). Palmers Green recorded 5,406 crimes previously (now 4,827, -10.7%).

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. Mottingham has a resolution rate of 22.9% and Palmers Green has 35%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

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