Northwood Hills vs Woolwich Arsenal

Northwood Hills has a safety score of 9/100 (High Crime) and recorded 1,993 crimes in the last 12 months. Woolwich Arsenal has a safety score of 7/100 (High Crime) with 8,993 crimes. Northwood Hills scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Northwood Hills shows a year-on-year crime trend of -2.3% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Woolwich Arsenal shows +2.1% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Northwood Hills, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (500 incidents). In Woolwich Arsenal, it is Violent Crime (2,814 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Northwood Hills recorded 439 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Woolwich Arsenal recorded 1,771. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Northwood Hills totalled 500 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 2,814 in Woolwich Arsenal. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Northwood Hills recorded 2,039 crimes (now 1,993, a change of -2.3%). Woolwich Arsenal recorded 8,810 crimes previously (now 8,993, +2.1%).

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. Northwood Hills has a resolution rate of 33.1% and Woolwich Arsenal has 28.3%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

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