Pitshanger vs Whetstone

Pitshanger has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) and recorded 7,719 crimes in the last 12 months. Whetstone has a safety score of 9/100 (High Crime) with 3,020 crimes. Whetstone scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Pitshanger shows a year-on-year crime trend of -0.7% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Whetstone shows -0.6% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Pitshanger, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Anti-Social Behaviour (2,446 incidents). In Whetstone, it is Violent Crime (698 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Pitshanger recorded 2,446 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Whetstone recorded 643. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Pitshanger totalled 1,679 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 698 in Whetstone. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Pitshanger recorded 7,772 crimes (now 7,719, a change of -0.7%). Whetstone recorded 3,037 crimes previously (now 3,020, -0.6%).

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. Pitshanger has a resolution rate of 29.4% and Whetstone has 37.6%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

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