Northwick Park vs Plaistow

Northwick Park has a safety score of 7/100 (High Crime) and recorded 3,791 crimes in the last 12 months. Plaistow has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) with 4,931 crimes. Plaistow scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Northwick Park shows a year-on-year crime trend of +4.8% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Plaistow shows -0.3% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Northwick Park, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (1,230 incidents). In Plaistow, it is Violent Crime (1,410 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Northwick Park recorded 776 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Plaistow recorded 1,013. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Northwick Park totalled 1,230 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 1,410 in Plaistow. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Northwick Park recorded 3,617 crimes (now 3,791, a change of +4.8%). Plaistow recorded 4,944 crimes previously (now 4,931, -0.3%).

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. Northwick Park has a resolution rate of 24.9% and Plaistow has 26.3%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

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