Plaistow vs Wormholt

Plaistow has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) and recorded 4,931 crimes in the last 12 months. Wormholt has a safety score of 9/100 (High Crime) with 11,488 crimes. Wormholt scores higher on the CrimeRadar 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. Wormholt shows -7.9% (falling). 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 Wormholt, it is Violent Crime (2,825 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 Wormholt recorded 2,532. 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 2,825 in Wormholt. 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%). Wormholt recorded 12,472 crimes previously (now 11,488, -7.9%).

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. Plaistow has a resolution rate of 26.3% and Wormholt has 28.9%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

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