Plaistow vs South Ruislip

Plaistow has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) and recorded 4,931 crimes in the last 12 months. South Ruislip has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) with 1,572 crimes. Both areas score equally on the safety index.

Plaistow shows a year-on-year crime trend of -0.3% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. South Ruislip shows +5.7% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Plaistow, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (1,410 incidents). In South Ruislip, it is Violent Crime (351 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Plaistow recorded 1,013 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while South Ruislip recorded 323. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Plaistow totalled 1,410 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 351 in South Ruislip. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Plaistow recorded 4,944 crimes (now 4,931, a change of -0.3%). South Ruislip recorded 1,487 crimes previously (now 1,572, +5.7%).

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. Plaistow has a resolution rate of 26.3% and South Ruislip has 37.7%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

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