Palmers Green vs Whitechapel

Palmers Green has a safety score of 11/100 (High Crime) and recorded 4,827 crimes in the last 12 months. Whitechapel has a safety score of 9/100 (High Crime) with 25,917 crimes. Palmers Green scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Palmers Green shows a year-on-year crime trend of -10.7% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Whitechapel shows -1.9% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Palmers Green, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (1,110 incidents). In Whitechapel, it is Violent Crime (5,279 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Palmers Green recorded 1,058 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Whitechapel recorded 4,758. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Palmers Green totalled 1,110 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 5,279 in Whitechapel. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Palmers Green recorded 5,406 crimes (now 4,827, a change of -10.7%). Whitechapel recorded 26,424 crimes previously (now 25,917, -1.9%).

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. Palmers Green has a resolution rate of 35% and Whitechapel has 36.2%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

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