Palace and Hurlingham vs Waterloo and South Bank

Palace and Hurlingham has a safety score of 6/100 (High Crime) and recorded 9,662 crimes in the last 12 months. Waterloo and South Bank has a safety score of 10/100 (High Crime) with 37,487 crimes. Waterloo and South Bank scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Palace and Hurlingham shows a year-on-year crime trend of +8.5% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Waterloo and South Bank shows -5.3% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Palace and Hurlingham, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (2,210 incidents). In Waterloo and South Bank, it is Theft from Person (10,139 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Palace and Hurlingham recorded 2,088 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Waterloo and South Bank recorded 5,371. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Palace and Hurlingham totalled 2,210 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 6,062 in Waterloo and South Bank. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Palace and Hurlingham recorded 8,902 crimes (now 9,662, a change of +8.5%). Waterloo and South Bank recorded 39,600 crimes previously (now 37,487, -5.3%).

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. Palace and Hurlingham has a resolution rate of 30.8% and Waterloo and South Bank has 40.4%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Palace and Hurlingham falls within the Metropolitan Police Service boundary. Waterloo and South Bank 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 Palace and Hurlingham and Waterloo and South Bank. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.