Northwood vs Pollards Hill

Northwood has a safety score of 16/100 (High Crime) and recorded 904 crimes in the last 12 months. Pollards Hill has a safety score of 7/100 (High Crime) with 3,411 crimes. Northwood scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Northwood shows a year-on-year crime trend of -2.4% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Pollards Hill shows +6.7% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Northwood, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (184 incidents). In Pollards Hill, it is Violent Crime (1,131 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Northwood recorded 173 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Pollards Hill recorded 829. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Northwood totalled 184 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 1,131 in Pollards Hill. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Northwood recorded 926 crimes (now 904, a change of -2.4%). Pollards Hill recorded 3,196 crimes previously (now 3,411, +6.7%).

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. Northwood has a resolution rate of 29.3% and Pollards Hill has 30.4%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

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